Crap Towns / Pembury / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Pembury?

There were 4.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Pembury from April 2023 to March 2026, 30% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.3. In 2025/26 it was 3.5, down from 6.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.9	5.2
2024/25	1.7	5.4
2025/26	3.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.3	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kings Hill	14.7 km	6.5
Coxheath	16.2 km	4.3
Pembury	–	4.0
Sevenoaks	17.4 km	3.1
Rusthall and Langton Green	8.0 km	2.6
Southborough	5.0 km	2.5
Royal Tunbridge Wells	4.6 km	2.5
Paddock Wood	5.5 km	2.2
Crowborough	15.8 km	2.1
Tonbridge	6.0 km	1.8
Staplehurst	15.7 km	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7