Crap Towns / Littlehampton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Littlehampton?

There were 3.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Littlehampton from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.6. In 2025/26 it was 4.3, down from 4.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.8	5.2
2024/25	2.1	5.4
2025/26	4.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.6	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.2	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Yapton	5.0 km	6.4
Storrington	14.1 km	5.0
Wick	1.5 km	4.9
Barnham	8.6 km	4.6
Littlehampton	–	3.7
Lancing and Sompting	14.7 km	3.7
Chichester	17.4 km	3.6
Bognor Regis	11.0 km	3.2
Worthing	9.5 km	3.1
Rustington	3.9 km	2.4
Steyning	16.6 km	2.1
The typical town	–	5.7