Crap Towns / Staplehurst / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Staplehurst?

There were 0.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Staplehurst from April 2023 to March 2026, 84% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 0.0, the same as in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	2.8	5.4
2025/26	0.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Snodland	19.5 km	6.8
Kings Hill	15.1 km	6.5
Larkfield	16.3 km	5.6
Maidstone	11.6 km	5.2
Tenterden	14.3 km	4.8
Coxheath	7.8 km	4.3
Pembury	15.7 km	4.0
Paddock Wood	11.2 km	2.2
Tonbridge	19.0 km	1.8
Staplehurst	–	0.9
Bearsted	11.4 km	0.4
The typical town	–	5.7