Crap Towns / Northfleet / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Northfleet?

There were 11.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Northfleet from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.1 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 6.8. In 2025/26 it was 11.2, up from 10.3 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2410.35.2
2024/2513.85.4
2025/2611.26.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire6.81.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.71.7
Other outdoor fires2.21.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Tilbury3.1 km34.0
Chadwell St Mary5.4 km23.9
Gravesend3.2 km15.4
Northfleet–11.7
Purfleet-on-Thames7.1 km11.6
Grays5.1 km11.0
Swanscombe2.8 km9.2
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock6.2 km7.8
Dartford7.2 km4.9
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley5.8 km4.1
Stone5.1 km2.4
The typical town–5.7