Crap Towns / Crowborough / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Crowborough?

There were 2.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Crowborough from April 2023 to March 2026, 63% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 3.1, up from 1.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.9	5.2
2024/25	1.4	5.4
2025/26	3.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.7	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Uckfield	10.4 km	5.3
Pembury	15.8 km	4.0
East Grinstead	14.9 km	3.8
Edenbridge	18.0 km	2.9
Rusthall and Langton Green	9.5 km	2.6
Southborough	13.6 km	2.5
Royal Tunbridge Wells	11.6 km	2.5
Crowborough	–	2.1
Heathfield	11.5 km	2.0
Tonbridge	17.9 km	1.8
Crawley Down	18.5 km	1.5
The typical town	–	5.7