Crap Towns / Uckfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Uckfield?

There were 5.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Uckfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 7% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.1. In 2025/26 it was 2.0, down from 6.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.7	5.2
2024/25	7.3	5.4
2025/26	2.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.1	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Lewes	12.5 km	8.1
Haywards Heath	13.9 km	5.5
Uckfield	–	5.3
Hailsham	16.1 km	4.7
Polegate	19.5 km	4.0
East Grinstead	19.2 km	3.8
Burgess Hill	16.1 km	3.3
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	18.8 km	2.8
Rusthall and Langton Green	19.9 km	2.6
Crowborough	10.4 km	2.1
Heathfield	11.1 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7