Crap Towns / Alexandria / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Alexandria?

There were 34.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Alexandria from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 18.5. In 2025/26 it was 46.1, up from 28.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	28.5	22.6
2024/25	30.2	20.4
2025/26	46.1	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	18.5	8.2
Other outdoor fires	12.2	5.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.3	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Port Glasgow	8.7 km	86.8
Clydebank	14.1 km	46.3
Greenock	12.9 km	36.7
Alexandria	–	34.9
Bonhill	1.6 km	33.0
Dumbarton	5.1 km	31.4
Duntocher	12.9 km	25.6
Balloch	1.5 km	24.1
Erskine	12.2 km	9.9
Bishopton	10.6 km	8.5
Helensburgh	9.2 km	4.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3