Crap Towns / Redhill / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Redhill?

There were 2.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Redhill from April 2023 to March 2026, 56% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.6. In 2025/26 it was 2.1, up from 1.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.7	5.2
2024/25	3.6	5.4
2025/26	2.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.8	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.1	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Warlingham	11.9 km	5.9
Leatherhead	11.7 km	4.3
South Merstham	3.7 km	4.0
Banstead	10.5 km	3.0
Redhill	–	2.5
Reigate	2.3 km	2.3
Tadworth and Epsom Downs	10.0 km	2.0
Dorking	10.8 km	1.7
Horley	6.3 km	1.6
Caterham	8.7 km	1.2
Oxted	12.1 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7