Crap Towns / Bromley / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bromley?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bromley from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 2.9, up from 1.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.2	5.2
2024/25	2.5	5.4
2025/26	2.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Swanley	8.8 km	7.1
Warlingham	10.4 km	5.9
Sevenoaks	14.0 km	3.1
Bromley	–	2.2
Otford and Kemsing	11.7 km	1.8
Croydon	9.8 km	1.6
Bexley	11.7 km	1.5
Greenwich	11.4 km	1.3
Caterham	13.6 km	1.2
Southwark	14.3 km	1.2
Lewisham	9.8 km	1.0
The typical town	–	5.7