Crap Towns / Aylesham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Aylesham?

There were 3.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Aylesham from April 2023 to March 2026, 33% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.3. In 2025/26 it was 7.4, up from 2.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.1	5.2
2024/25	1.8	5.4
2025/26	7.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Canterbury	10.1 km	9.7
Whitfield	10.2 km	6.4
Dover	13.2 km	5.9
Herne	14.9 km	5.7
Whitstable	18.1 km	4.2
Ramsgate	18.9 km	4.1
Aylesham	–	3.8
Herne Bay	16.1 km	3.5
Folkestone	16.5 km	2.5
Deal	13.1 km	2.1
Hawkinge	13.0 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7