Crap Towns / Hythe and Dibden Purlieu / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu?

There were 4.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu from April 2023 to March 2026, 21% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 3.5, down from 5.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.0	5.2
2024/25	5.0	5.4
2025/26	3.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.3	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	5.8 km	11.0
Bursledon	7.1 km	9.9
Southampton	6.8 km	7.9
Totton	9.5 km	7.9
West End	9.2 km	6.4
Locks Heath	9.3 km	6.0
Holbury	3.7 km	6.0
Hedge End	10.0 km	5.2
Netley	4.7 km	4.8
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu	–	4.5
Marchwood	4.3 km	2.9
The typical town	–	5.7