Crap Towns / Canvey Island / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Canvey Island?

There were 8.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Canvey Island from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 4.3. In 2025/26 it was 8.2, down from 9.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	9.0	5.2
2024/25	9.0	5.4
2025/26	8.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.3	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Basildon	11.1 km	11.0
Canvey Island	–	8.7
Wickford	10.7 km	6.2
Rochford	11.3 km	6.0
Stanford-le-Hope	9.0 km	4.4
Thundersley and South Benfleet	4.7 km	4.3
Hoo St Werburgh	11.2 km	4.0
Hockley and Hawkwell	10.8 km	3.5
Rayleigh	8.1 km	3.1
Southend-on-Sea	9.1 km	3.1
Hullbridge	11.5 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7