Crap Towns / Brentwood / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Brentwood?

There were 1.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Brentwood from April 2023 to March 2026, 67% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.8. In 2025/26 it was 2.6, up from 0.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.8	5.2
2024/25	2.4	5.4
2025/26	2.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Aveley	14.1 km	11.5
Basildon	11.3 km	11.0
Wickford	15.1 km	6.2
South Ockendon	12.5 km	6.1
Havering	8.8 km	2.6
Barking and Dagenham	14.6 km	2.2
Brentwood	–	1.9
Billericay	8.6 km	1.6
Epping	15.3 km	1.2
Galleywood	14.6 km	1.0
Ingatestone	7.4 km	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7