Crap Towns / Rochford / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Rochford?

There were 6.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Rochford from April 2023 to March 2026, 5% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.6. In 2025/26 it was 4.6, down from 6.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.2	5.2
2024/25	7.1	5.4
2025/26	4.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.8	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.6	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Canvey Island	11.3 km	8.7
Rochford	–	6.0
Thundersley and South Benfleet	9.3 km	4.3
Hockley and Hawkwell	3.8 km	3.5
Rayleigh	7.4 km	3.1
Southend-on-Sea	3.5 km	3.1
Great Wakering	7.7 km	2.6
South Woodham Ferrers	9.1 km	2.1
Burnham-on-Crouch	9.3 km	1.3
Ashingdon	2.7 km	0.8
Hullbridge	7.2 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7