Crap Towns / Edenbridge / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Edenbridge?

There were 2.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Edenbridge from April 2023 to March 2026, 49% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.6. In 2025/26 it was 3.7, down from 3.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.8	5.2
2024/25	1.3	5.4
2025/26	3.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.6	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Warlingham	14.8 km	5.9
East Grinstead	9.7 km	3.8
Sevenoaks	12.2 km	3.1
Edenbridge	–	2.9
Rusthall and Langton Green	13.3 km	2.6
Southborough	14.5 km	2.5
Otford and Kemsing	15.4 km	1.8
Tonbridge	15.4 km	1.8
Crawley Down	13.2 km	1.5
Caterham	14.3 km	1.2
Oxted	6.7 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7