Crap Towns / Rusthall and Langton Green / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Rusthall and Langton Green?

There were 2.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Rusthall and Langton Green from April 2023 to March 2026, 54% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.1. In 2025/26 it was 1.1, down from 6.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.7	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	1.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.1	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Pembury	8.0 km	4.0
East Grinstead	16.1 km	3.8
Sevenoaks	16.5 km	3.1
Edenbridge	13.3 km	2.9
Rusthall and Langton Green	–	2.6
Southborough	4.2 km	2.5
Royal Tunbridge Wells	3.6 km	2.5
Paddock Wood	13.3 km	2.2
Crowborough	9.5 km	2.1
Heathfield	18.5 km	2.0
Tonbridge	8.5 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7