Crap Towns / Tenterden / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Tenterden?

There were 4.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Tenterden from April 2023 to March 2026, 16% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.6. In 2025/26 it was 6.5, down from 7.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	7.0	5.2
2024/25	0.8	5.4
2025/26	6.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Hastings	24.1 km	9.3
Maidstone	24.8 km	5.2
Tenterden	–	4.8
Ashford	14.8 km	4.7
Coxheath	21.6 km	4.3
Battle	22.4 km	4.2
Littlestone-on-Sea	22.0 km	3.5
Hythe	26.8 km	2.2
Paddock Wood	24.1 km	2.2
Staplehurst	14.3 km	0.9
Bearsted	23.1 km	0.4
The typical town	–	5.7