Crap Towns / Stone Cross / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stone Cross?

There were 8.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stone Cross from April 2023 to March 2026, 42% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 4.3. In 2025/26 it was 8.9, up from 5.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.5	5.2
2024/25	9.8	5.4
2025/26	8.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	4.3	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Newhaven	17.8 km	10.3
Eastbourne	2.9 km	9.5
Hastings	19.8 km	9.3
Stone Cross	–	8.1
Bexhill-on-Sea	11.1 km	7.3
Hailsham	6.2 km	4.7
Battle	17.6 km	4.2
Polegate	3.7 km	4.0
Lower Willingdon	3.5 km	2.6
Heathfield	17.0 km	2.0
Seaford	13.7 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7