Crap Towns / Seaford / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Seaford?

There were 1.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Seaford from April 2023 to March 2026, 68% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 1.7, down from 2.1 in 2023/24.

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

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Newhaven	4.9 km	10.3
Eastbourne	12.1 km	9.5
Lewes	13.5 km	8.1
Stone Cross	13.7 km	8.1
Uckfield	21.5 km	5.3
Brighton and Hove	17.2 km	5.2
Peacehaven	7.9 km	4.9
Hailsham	14.2 km	4.7
Polegate	10.5 km	4.0
Lower Willingdon	10.2 km	2.6
Seaford	–	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7