Crap Towns / East Tilbury / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in East Tilbury?

There were 9.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in East Tilbury from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 4.5. In 2025/26 it was 8.7, down from 13.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	13.9	5.2
2024/25	6.3	5.4
2025/26	8.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.5	1.9
Other outdoor fires	3.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.6	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Tilbury	4.5 km	34.0
Chadwell St Mary	3.2 km	23.9
Gravesend	6.4 km	15.4
Northfleet	7.3 km	11.7
Basildon	10.0 km	11.0
Grays	5.9 km	11.0
East Tilbury	–	9.7
Swanscombe	8.9 km	9.2
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock	9.3 km	7.8
South Ockendon	9.2 km	6.1
Stanford-le-Hope	4.7 km	4.4
The typical town	–	5.7