Crap Towns / Maldon / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Maldon?

There were 2.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Maldon from April 2023 to March 2026, 60% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 5.2, up from 0.9 in 2023/24.

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

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Witham	8.7 km	4.4
Hockley and Hawkwell	14.6 km	3.5
Danbury	7.9 km	3.2
Maldon	–	2.3
South Woodham Ferrers	11.6 km	2.1
Tiptree	9.4 km	1.8
Chelmsford	14.6 km	1.6
Burnham-on-Crouch	14.0 km	1.3
Galleywood	15.6 km	1.0
Ashingdon	13.9 km	0.8
Hullbridge	13.6 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7