Crap Towns / Whitfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Whitfield?

There were 6.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Whitfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 12% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.7. In 2025/26 it was 5.0, down from 12.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	12.0	5.2
2024/25	2.2	5.4
2025/26	5.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.7	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.8	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Broadstairs	24.8 km	10.4
Canterbury	20.2 km	9.7
Whitfield	–	6.4
Dover	3.3 km	5.9
Herne	24.8 km	5.7
Ramsgate	21.8 km	4.1
Aylesham	10.2 km	3.8
Folkestone	13.8 km	2.5
Hythe	18.1 km	2.2
Deal	9.3 km	2.1
Hawkinge	10.4 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7