Crap Towns / Royal Tunbridge Wells / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Royal Tunbridge Wells?

There were 2.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Royal Tunbridge Wells from April 2023 to March 2026, 56% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 2.8, up from 2.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.7	5.2
2024/25	1.9	5.4
2025/26	2.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kings Hill	18.3 km	6.5
Pembury	4.6 km	4.0
Sevenoaks	17.1 km	3.1
Edenbridge	16.3 km	2.9
Rusthall and Langton Green	3.6 km	2.6
Southborough	3.0 km	2.5
Royal Tunbridge Wells	–	2.5
Paddock Wood	10.0 km	2.2
Crowborough	11.6 km	2.1
Heathfield	18.5 km	2.0
Tonbridge	7.0 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7