Crap Towns / New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater?

There were 2.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater from April 2023 to March 2026, 63% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.4. In 2025/26 it was 3.2, up from 1.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.3	5.2
2024/25	1.8	5.4
2025/26	3.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Shepperton	6.9 km	5.4
West End and Chobham	7.1 km	5.1
Virginia Water	7.3 km	4.9
Woking	6.6 km	3.9
Byfleet	4.1 km	3.7
Staines-upon-Thames	8.4 km	2.9
Chertsey	4.3 km	2.6
Hersham	8.1 km	2.5
Addlestone	3.3 km	2.2
New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater	–	2.1
Weybridge	5.3 km	1.1
The typical town	–	5.7