Crap Towns / Shoreham-by-Sea / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Shoreham-by-Sea?

There were 2.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Shoreham-by-Sea from April 2023 to March 2026, 58% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 3.8, up from 1.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.3	5.2
2024/25	2.2	5.4
2025/26	3.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.7	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Brighton and Hove	11.4 km	5.2
Storrington	14.4 km	5.0
Southwick	2.4 km	4.4
Lancing and Sompting	4.0 km	3.7
Burgess Hill	16.7 km	3.3
Worthing	9.3 km	3.1
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	13.4 km	2.8
Shoreham-by-Sea	–	2.4
Rustington	14.9 km	2.4
Henfield	10.7 km	2.4
Steyning	7.1 km	2.1
The typical town	–	5.7