Crap Towns / Hockley and Hawkwell / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hockley and Hawkwell?

There were 3.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hockley and Hawkwell from April 2023 to March 2026, 39% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 1.9, down from 5.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.8	5.2
2024/25	2.6	5.4
2025/26	1.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.2	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.1	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.2	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Canvey Island	10.8 km	8.7
Wickford	9.6 km	6.2
Rochford	3.8 km	6.0
Runwell	9.4 km	5.2
Thundersley and South Benfleet	7.4 km	4.3
Hockley and Hawkwell	–	3.5
Rayleigh	4.3 km	3.1
Southend-on-Sea	6.2 km	3.1
South Woodham Ferrers	5.4 km	2.1
Ashingdon	2.3 km	0.8
Hullbridge	3.3 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7