Crap Towns / Southwick / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Southwick?

There were 4.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Southwick from April 2023 to March 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.3. In 2025/26 it was 4.1, up from 3.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.6	5.2
2024/25	5.6	5.4
2025/26	4.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.3	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Lewes	17.3 km	8.1
Brighton and Hove	9.0 km	5.2
Storrington	16.3 km	5.0
Southwick	–	4.4
Lancing and Sompting	6.5 km	3.7
Burgess Hill	15.4 km	3.3
Worthing	11.8 km	3.1
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	12.2 km	2.8
Shoreham-by-Sea	2.4 km	2.4
Henfield	11.1 km	2.4
Steyning	8.7 km	2.1
The typical town	–	5.7