Crap Towns / Newport / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Newport?

There were 4.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Newport from April 2023 to March 2026, 14% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.4. In 2025/26 it was 6.2, up from 3.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.4	5.2
2024/25	5.0	5.4
2025/26	6.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.4	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Sandown	10.6 km	13.7
Shanklin	11.4 km	11.3
Blackfield and Langley	13.6 km	11.0
Gosport	15.1 km	10.4
Ryde	10.0 km	6.0
Holbury	15.8 km	6.0
Ventnor	13.1 km	5.4
Newport	–	4.9
Lee-on-the-Solent	14.5 km	3.8
Cowes	5.6 km	3.7
East Cowes	5.8 km	3.6
The typical town	–	5.7