Crap Towns / Abbots Langley and Kings Langley / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Abbots Langley and Kings Langley?

There were 4.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Abbots Langley and Kings Langley from April 2023 to March 2026, 26% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.5. In 2025/26 it was 7.0, up from 3.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.0	5.2
2024/25	2.7	5.4
2025/26	7.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bovingdon	6.9 km	6.2
Hemel Hempstead	5.2 km	5.9
St Albans	9.6 km	5.7
Watford	7.0 km	4.7
Bushey	8.2 km	4.3
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	–	4.2
Chiswell Green	5.9 km	2.7
Chorleywood	8.0 km	2.5
Radlett	8.6 km	2.4
Rickmansworth	7.8 km	2.3
Moor Park	9.0 km	1.1
The typical town	–	5.7