Crap Towns / New Milton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in New Milton?

There were 2.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in New Milton from April 2023 to March 2026, 54% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.5. In 2025/26 it was 1.0, down from 1.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.7	5.2
2024/25	5.1	5.4
2025/26	1.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bournemouth	15.3 km	5.3
Christchurch	6.3 km	4.5
Ferndown	17.8 km	3.7
Freshwater and Totland	12.5 km	3.0
West Moors	17.6 km	2.7
New Milton	–	2.6
Lymington	7.3 km	2.3
Ringwood	13.6 km	2.3
Ashley Heath	14.7 km	2.0
Barton on Sea	1.6 km	1.7
Ashley	1.8 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7