Crap Towns / South Hayling / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in South Hayling?

There were 8.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in South Hayling from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 4.1. In 2025/26 it was 7.5, up from 6.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.5	5.2
2024/25	12.8	5.4
2025/26	7.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	4.1	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.2	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Havant	7.6 km	11.4
Gosport	12.5 km	10.4
South Hayling	–	8.9
Denmead	14.1 km	8.3
Portsmouth	7.9 km	6.0
Horndean	13.8 km	3.8
Chichester	15.0 km	3.6
Waterlooville	10.6 km	3.3
Selsey	14.5 km	1.2
Emsworth	7.2 km	1.1
East Wittering	8.9 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7