Crap Towns / Midhurst / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Midhurst?

There were 0.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Midhurst from April 2023 to March 2026, 89% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.6. In 2025/26 it was 1.9, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	1.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bordon	16.8 km	6.6
Barnham	17.4 km	4.6
Whitehill	16.1 km	4.2
Chichester	16.2 km	3.6
Liphook	10.8 km	2.3
Hindhead	14.2 km	1.8
Milford and Witley	20.6 km	1.8
Petersfield	13.6 km	1.7
Haslemere	11.6 km	1.5
Emsworth	20.2 km	1.1
Midhurst	–	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7