Crap Towns / Paddock Wood / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Paddock Wood?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Paddock Wood from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 1.3, down from 2.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.6	5.2
2024/25	2.6	5.4
2025/26	1.3	6.4

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

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kings Hill	10.3 km	6.5
Larkfield	13.9 km	5.6
Maidstone	13.6 km	5.2
Coxheath	10.7 km	4.3
Pembury	5.5 km	4.0
Rusthall and Langton Green	13.3 km	2.6
Southborough	9.6 km	2.5
Royal Tunbridge Wells	10.0 km	2.5
Paddock Wood	–	2.2
Tonbridge	7.8 km	1.8
Staplehurst	11.2 km	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7