Crap Towns / Holbury / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Holbury?

There were 6.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Holbury from April 2023 to March 2026, 5% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.2. In 2025/26 it was 9.9, up from 3.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.8	5.2
2024/25	4.2	5.4
2025/26	9.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.2	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.5	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.2	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Blackfield and Langley	2.2 km	11.0
Bursledon	7.5 km	9.9
Whiteley	10.2 km	9.0
Southampton	9.8 km	7.9
Locks Heath	7.9 km	6.0
Holbury	–	6.0
Hedge End	11.1 km	5.2
Netley	5.2 km	4.8
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu	3.7 km	4.5
Cowes	10.3 km	3.7
Marchwood	8.0 km	2.9
The typical town	–	5.7