A QUARTER of all arson attacks carried out in Bournemouth last year were in one part of the town.
Dorset Fire Service figures show 26 per cent of deliberate fires were in either the Kinson North or Kinson South wards.
The figures were compiled by the Daily Echo after a Freedom of Information request.
They cover April 07 until the end of March this year.
The two Kinson wards had 93 deliberate fires, compared with 269 in the 16 wards that make up the rest of the town.
Kinson North Cllr Claire Smith said: "It's something we would like to have a meeting with the police and fire service about to see what is being done."
Gaynor Pollett, Dorset Fire Service's arson reduction co-ordinator, said that two years ago the Kinson figures were in their "hundreds".
"We have reduced them by 50 per cent over the last two years with arson taskforces," he said.
She said the area had had problems with grassland fires on places like Turbary Common and said the area had a high population.
Dorset Police's acting Inspector for North Bournemouth, Wayne Knock, said: "Last year we had some problems with cars being stolen and burned out in the area.
The fire service record it as arson and we would record it as a theft "According to our figures we've had a 31 per cent drop since 2003."
Kinson North councillor Val Lewis said: "One fire is one too many. I'm not putting the blame on children because we don't know who is doing it."
The police and fire services said they had a variety of initiatives in place including leaflets, the swift removal of abandoned vehicles and the Enjoy Don't Destroy It campaign on grassland fires.
The fires are classified as "primary", where there is damage to a property with an insurable value like a house or a car, or "secondary" when the damage is to grassland, rubbish or derelict buildings.
Kinson North and South were both top for "primary" fires.
The figures showed Boscombe had low arson rates, while attacks were high in Strouden Park, and that the central ward had a summer peak related to the night-time economy.
