Crap Towns / Armadale / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Armadale?

There were 32.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Armadale from April 2023 to March 2026, 47% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 16.7. In 2025/26 it was 26.2, down from 49.3 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2449.322.6
2024/2523.020.4
2025/2626.219.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire16.76.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire11.18.2
Other outdoor fires5.05.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Whitburn3.6 km104
Shotts10.5 km79.3
Blackburn5.4 km66.2
Bathgate4.0 km55.2
Armadale–32.8
Livingston10.6 km31.7
Bo'ness14.0 km28.8
Falkirk13.2 km17.9
Linlithgow10.7 km9.1
Grangemouth13.3 km8.5
Polmont10.6 km3.7
The typical Scottish town–22.3