Crap Towns / Swanscombe / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Swanscombe?

There were 9.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Swanscombe from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.5. In 2025/26 it was 9.0, up from 7.6 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/247.65.2
2024/2511.15.4
2025/269.06.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire3.51.7
Other outdoor fires3.01.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire2.81.9
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Tilbury4.4 km34.0
Chadwell St Mary6.1 km23.9
Gravesend6.0 km15.4
Northfleet2.8 km11.7
Purfleet-on-Thames4.4 km11.6
Grays4.5 km11.0
Swanscombe–9.2
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock4.0 km7.8
Dartford4.6 km4.9
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley6.6 km4.1
Stone2.5 km2.4
The typical town–5.7