Crap Towns / Southborough / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Southborough?

There were 2.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Southborough from April 2023 to March 2026, 56% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.2. In 2025/26 it was 2.6, down from 5.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.0	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	2.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.2	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kings Hill	16.4 km	6.5
Pembury	5.0 km	4.0
Sevenoaks	14.2 km	3.1
Edenbridge	14.5 km	2.9
Rusthall and Langton Green	4.2 km	2.6
Southborough	–	2.5
Royal Tunbridge Wells	3.0 km	2.5
Paddock Wood	9.6 km	2.2
Crowborough	13.6 km	2.1
Otford and Kemsing	17.8 km	1.8
Tonbridge	4.4 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7