Crap Towns / Stanford-le-Hope / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stanford-le-Hope?

There were 4.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stanford-le-Hope from April 2023 to March 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.6. In 2025/26 it was 5.7, down from 6.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.0	5.2
2024/25	1.6	5.4
2025/26	5.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Tilbury	8.8 km	34.0
Chadwell St Mary	6.8 km	23.9
Gravesend	11.1 km	15.4
Basildon	5.8 km	11.0
Grays	9.0 km	11.0
East Tilbury	4.7 km	9.7
Canvey Island	9.0 km	8.7
Wickford	11.1 km	6.2
South Ockendon	10.7 km	6.1
Stanford-le-Hope	–	4.4
Thundersley and South Benfleet	9.9 km	4.3
The typical town	–	5.7