Crap Towns / Clacton-on-Sea / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Clacton-on-Sea?

There were 12.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Clacton-on-Sea from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.2 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 6.0. In 2025/26 it was 19.4, up from 7.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	7.7	5.2
2024/25	11.1	5.4
2025/26	19.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	6.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Jaywick	3.1 km	13.1
Clacton-on-Sea	–	12.7
Berechurch	18.2 km	6.7
Walton-on-the-Naze	9.6 km	6.2
Colchester	19.6 km	4.3
Harwich	16.7 km	3.5
Felixstowe	21.7 km	2.2
Brightlingsea	8.4 km	1.9
West Mersea	15.4 km	1.4
Kirby Cross	7.3 km	1.0
Wivenhoe	14.4 km	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7