Crap Towns / Aberdeen / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Aberdeen?

There were 10.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Aberdeen from April 2023 to March 2026, 53% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.8. In 2025/26 it was 11.2, up from 9.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	9.7	22.6
2024/25	10.3	20.4
2025/26	11.2	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.8	6.2
Other outdoor fires	3.5	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.1	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dyce	7.2 km	18.1
Cove Bay	5.9 km	14.8
Montrose	52.2 km	13.0
Aberdeen	–	10.4
Peterhead	43.8 km	7.2
Portlethen	9.3 km	6.3
Stonehaven	20.7 km	5.4
Ellon	24.5 km	5.3
Banchory	24.7 km	4.4
Westhill	10.1 km	3.7
Inverurie	21.5 km	2.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3