Crap Towns / Whitehill / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Whitehill?

There were 4.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Whitehill from April 2023 to March 2026, 26% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 7.3, up from 2.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.1	5.2
2024/25	3.2	5.4
2025/26	7.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bordon	1.7 km	6.6
Whitehill	–	4.2
Liphook	6.2 km	2.3
Farnham	13.2 km	2.3
Hindhead	9.1 km	1.8
Petersfield	11.5 km	1.7
Haslemere	11.1 km	1.5
Weybourne	15.8 km	1.5
Wrecclesham	10.5 km	1.4
Alton	8.9 km	1.3
Four Marks	12.0 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7