Crap Towns / Ashingdon / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ashingdon?

There were 0.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ashingdon from April 2023 to March 2026, 86% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.8. In 2025/26 it was 2.4, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	2.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Rochford	2.7 km	6.0
Runwell	11.4 km	5.2
Thundersley and South Benfleet	9.5 km	4.3
Hockley and Hawkwell	2.3 km	3.5
Rayleigh	6.6 km	3.1
Southend-on-Sea	6.1 km	3.1
Great Wakering	9.9 km	2.6
South Woodham Ferrers	6.7 km	2.1
Burnham-on-Crouch	9.1 km	1.3
Ashingdon	–	0.8
Hullbridge	5.2 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7