Crap Towns / Banchory / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Banchory?

There were 4.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Banchory from April 2023 to March 2026, 80% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 5.3, up from 1.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	1.3	22.6
2024/25	6.6	20.4
2025/26	5.3	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Other outdoor fires	2.2	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.3	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dyce	24.1 km	18.1
Cove Bay	25.3 km	14.8
Montrose	37.5 km	13.0
Aberdeen	24.7 km	10.4
Brechin	37.4 km	6.5
Portlethen	21.7 km	6.3
Stonehaven	19.3 km	5.4
Ellon	43.2 km	5.3
Banchory	–	4.4
Westhill	16.4 km	3.7
Inverurie	26.2 km	2.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3