Crap Towns / Otford and Kemsing / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Otford and Kemsing?

There were 1.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Otford and Kemsing from April 2023 to March 2026, 68% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 1.6, down from 3.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.6	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	1.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Swanley	9.5 km	7.1
Kings Hill	16.0 km	6.5
Dartford	15.0 km	4.9
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley	12.0 km	4.1
Sevenoaks	4.0 km	3.1
Edenbridge	15.4 km	2.9
Stone	15.5 km	2.4
Bromley	11.7 km	2.2
Otford and Kemsing	–	1.8
Tonbridge	14.6 km	1.8
Oxted	15.4 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7