Daniel Maher looked out of his Seymour Street home on Wednesday morning to find his car destroyed, having not heard or been made aware of the fire in the early morning.

"I woke up with a message from a friend who said there was a photo on The Courier website and he asked `if that was my car' and I looked out the window and thought 'oh sh..'," he said.

"It just hits you, I actually didn't hear any of it and I don't think anyone knocked on the door, but I'm a heavy sleeper, so they may have."

Mr Maher said the car was a present from his mum.

"I've heard there's been a few cars that have happened all the way through this area," he said.

"That car was my life, I got it off my mum. It's not insured. I've always parked it on the road because it's safer to get out whereas in the driveway, you can't see anything that's coming."

"It's the closest area to town, it's smack middle of town, the neighbours are really nice, it's a quiet area. It's time the police start cracking down. There's people that don't care for other people belongings and it's about time they were dealt with."

"If the tree and the house caught fire, it was all over. It's pretty shattering."

Mum Marianne said although it was an older car, she was shattered for her son.

"I don't believe this, I was like, 'what?' I can't understand why someone would do this," she said.

"As a mother, I expect my kids to be safe and this is what we come home to. You wouldn't think something like this in this neighbourhood, it's just shattering."

Soldiers Hill locals say they are concerned at who will be next as police have promised to step up patrols in the coming days.

Resident Nicola Boston said it was sad it was happening in the quiet area.

"Once they do finally catch them, our concern is are they going to be dealt with properly or are they going to get a slap on the wrist?" she said.

"I actually said to a friend the other day they should be made to work for every single person that have been affected, and I would make them hate it.

"We have the best neighbours, we can walk into town in 10 minutes, we would never want to move. It's usually a nice area but these ferals are turning into a bit of a disaster zone."

Inspector Dan Davison said police understand the community's concerns over the recent spate of fires.

"We have deployed additional patrols to the area in an effort to detect any offenders and deter further incidents," Inspector Davison said.

"We take these incidents very seriously and are working hard to identify anyone who may be involved.

Anyone who has information on the car fires listed above is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com.au

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