Crap Towns / Littlestone-on-Sea / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Littlestone-on-Sea?

There were 3.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Littlestone-on-Sea 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 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 5.7, up from 3.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.8	5.2
2024/25	1.0	5.4
2025/26	5.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.6	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Hastings	30.2 km	9.3
Whitfield	30.8 km	6.4
Dover	29.4 km	5.9
Tenterden	22.0 km	4.8
Ashford	19.5 km	4.7
Battle	34.1 km	4.2
Aylesham	32.7 km	3.8
Littlestone-on-Sea	–	3.5
Folkestone	17.2 km	2.5
Hythe	13.3 km	2.2
Hawkinge	20.8 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7