Crap Towns / Broadstairs / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Broadstairs?

There were 10.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Broadstairs from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 4.6. In 2025/26 it was 11.8, up from 11.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	11.6	5.2
2024/25	7.8	5.4
2025/26	11.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.6	1.9
Other outdoor fires	3.2	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.6	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Broadstairs	–	10.4
Canterbury	25.7 km	9.7
Whitfield	24.8 km	6.4
Dover	27.6 km	5.9
Herne	20.6 km	5.7
Margate	3.6 km	5.5
Whitstable	27.2 km	4.2
Ramsgate	3.0 km	4.1
Aylesham	21.7 km	3.8
Herne Bay	19.4 km	3.5
Deal	16.7 km	2.1
The typical town	–	5.7