Crap Towns / Ardrossan / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ardrossan?

There were 50.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ardrossan from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.2 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 20.3. In 2025/26 it was 47.4, up from 42.6 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2442.622.6
2024/2560.020.4
2025/2647.419.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire20.38.2
Other outdoor fires16.45.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire13.26.2
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Stevenston4.0 km85.5
Ardrossan–50.0
Irvine10.8 km32.6
Troon14.9 km23.1
Saltcoats1.9 km22.5
Kilwinning6.6 km22.4
Stewarton18.8 km18.1
Dalry8.6 km14.5
Kilbirnie13.7 km13.6
Largs16.8 km7.9
Beith15.7 km7.5
The typical Scottish town–22.3