Crap Towns / Havering / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Havering?

There were 2.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Havering from April 2023 to March 2026, 54% 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 2.3, down from 3.1 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/243.15.2
2024/252.55.4
2025/262.36.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire1.01.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire0.91.9
Other outdoor fires0.81.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Purfleet-on-Thames10.2 km11.6
Aveley7.1 km11.5
Grays11.8 km11.0
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock10.0 km7.8
South Ockendon7.6 km6.1
Chigwell11.5 km3.0
Havering–2.6
Barking and Dagenham6.4 km2.2
Brentwood8.8 km1.9
Bexley12.6 km1.5
Redbridge10.3 km0.8
The typical town–5.7