Crap Towns / Sutton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sutton?

There were 1.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sutton from April 2023 to March 2026, 75% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.5. In 2025/26 it was 1.5, up from 1.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.2	5.2
2024/25	1.3	5.4
2025/26	1.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Warlingham	10.0 km	5.9
Epsom	7.4 km	5.0
Ewell	4.9 km	3.2
Banstead	4.6 km	3.0
Tadworth and Epsom Downs	6.6 km	2.0
Croydon	6.3 km	1.6
Sutton	–	1.4
Merton	5.5 km	1.3
Kingston upon Thames	8.1 km	1.1
Worcester Park and Stoneleigh	5.4 km	1.1
Wandsworth	10.0 km	0.7
The typical town	–	5.7