Crap Towns / Storrington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Storrington?

There were 5.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Storrington from April 2023 to March 2026, 12% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.6. In 2025/26 it was 1.2, down from 5.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.7	5.2
2024/25	8.1	5.4
2025/26	1.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.4	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Storrington	–	5.0
Wick	13.6 km	4.9
Littlehampton	14.1 km	3.7
Lancing and Sompting	11.9 km	3.7
Billingshurst	10.8 km	3.1
Worthing	10.2 km	3.1
Shoreham-by-Sea	14.4 km	2.4
Rustington	11.7 km	2.4
Henfield	10.6 km	2.4
Steyning	7.7 km	2.1
Southwater	13.7 km	1.7
The typical town	–	5.7