Crap Towns / West End / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in West End?

There were 6.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in West End from April 2023 to March 2026, 12% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.6. In 2025/26 it was 10.6, up from 3.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.3	5.2
2024/25	5.3	5.4
2025/26	10.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.9	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bursledon	4.8 km	9.9
Whiteley	7.1 km	9.0
Botley	4.0 km	8.4
Southampton	4.0 km	7.9
West End	–	6.4
Locks Heath	8.6 km	6.0
Hedge End	2.5 km	5.2
Netley	6.1 km	4.8
Bishop's Waltham	8.9 km	3.4
Eastleigh	4.8 km	2.8
Chandler's Ford	7.7 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7