Crap Towns / Tonbridge / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Tonbridge?

There were 1.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Tonbridge from April 2023 to March 2026, 68% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.8. In 2025/26 it was 1.7, down from 1.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.9	5.2
2024/25	1.7	5.4
2025/26	1.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kings Hill	12.3 km	6.5
Larkfield	16.3 km	5.6
Pembury	6.0 km	4.0
Sevenoaks	11.4 km	3.1
Edenbridge	15.4 km	2.9
Rusthall and Langton Green	8.5 km	2.6
Southborough	4.4 km	2.5
Royal Tunbridge Wells	7.0 km	2.5
Paddock Wood	7.8 km	2.2
Otford and Kemsing	14.6 km	1.8
Tonbridge	–	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7