Crap Towns / Kirby Cross / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Kirby Cross?

There were 1.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Kirby Cross from April 2023 to March 2026, 82% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.5. In 2025/26 it was 2.2, up from 0.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.9	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	2.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.3	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.2	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Jaywick	10.5 km	13.1
Clacton-on-Sea	7.3 km	12.7
Berechurch	22.3 km	6.7
Walton-on-the-Naze	2.6 km	6.2
Colchester	22.7 km	4.3
Harwich	10.0 km	3.5
Felixstowe	14.6 km	2.2
Brightlingsea	14.1 km	1.9
West Mersea	21.9 km	1.4
Kirby Cross	–	1.0
Wivenhoe	18.1 km	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7