Crap Towns / Snodland / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Snodland?

There were 6.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Snodland from April 2023 to March 2026, 19% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 4.5. In 2025/26 it was 10.2, up from 4.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.2	5.2
2024/25	5.9	5.4
2025/26	10.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Chatham	7.3 km	16.5
Gravesend	11.8 km	15.4
Gillingham	10.5 km	7.3
Snodland	–	6.8
Kings Hill	6.9 km	6.5
Larkfield	3.4 km	5.6
Maidstone	8.6 km	5.2
Rochester	7.8 km	4.4
Coxheath	11.8 km	4.3
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley	11.0 km	4.1
Bearsted	11.4 km	0.4
The typical town	–	5.7