Crap Towns / Lewes / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Lewes?

There were 8.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Lewes from April 2023 to March 2026, 42% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 5.2. In 2025/26 it was 5.0, down from 8.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.1	5.2
2024/25	11.2	5.4
2025/26	5.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	5.2	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.2	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Newhaven	9.9 km	10.3
Lewes	–	8.1
Haywards Heath	15.6 km	5.5
Uckfield	12.5 km	5.3
Brighton and Hove	8.6 km	5.2
Peacehaven	8.6 km	4.9
Hailsham	17.9 km	4.7
Southwick	17.3 km	4.4
Burgess Hill	13.2 km	3.3
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	13.6 km	2.8
Seaford	13.5 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7