Crap Towns / West Molesey / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in West Molesey?

There were 1.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in West Molesey from April 2023 to March 2026, 72% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 2.0, up from 1.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.6	5.2
2024/25	1.3	5.4
2025/26	2.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Shepperton	7.5 km	5.4
Epsom	7.1 km	5.0
Walton-on-Thames	4.8 km	2.9
Sunbury-on-Thames	6.1 km	2.7
Hersham	4.7 km	2.5
Esher	2.6 km	1.9
West Molesey	–	1.6
Cobham	6.2 km	1.2
Richmond upon Thames	7.2 km	1.2
Kingston upon Thames	3.7 km	1.1
Worcester Park and Stoneleigh	6.0 km	1.1
The typical town	–	5.7