Crap Towns / Sevenoaks / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sevenoaks?

There were 3.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sevenoaks from April 2023 to March 2026, 46% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.5. In 2025/26 it was 5.5, up from 3.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.0	5.2
2024/25	0.8	5.4
2025/26	5.5	6.4

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

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Swanley	13.4 km	7.1
Kings Hill	15.7 km	6.5
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley	15.2 km	4.1
Sevenoaks	–	3.1
Edenbridge	12.2 km	2.9
Rusthall and Langton Green	16.5 km	2.6
Southborough	14.2 km	2.5
Bromley	14.0 km	2.2
Otford and Kemsing	4.0 km	1.8
Tonbridge	11.4 km	1.8
Oxted	13.5 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7