There were 37.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Airdrie from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.7 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 23.1. In 2025/26 it was 50.0, up from 28.0 in 2023/24.