Crap Towns / Beith / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Beith?

There were 7.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Beith from April 2023 to March 2026, 66% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.5. In 2025/26 it was 8.7, down from 12.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	12.1	22.6
2024/25	1.7	20.4
2025/26	8.7	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Other outdoor fires	3.5	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.9	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.2	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stevenston	14.6 km	85.5
Johnstone	11.4 km	50.7
Neilston	13.5 km	23.7
Kilwinning	11.7 km	22.4
Linwood	13.8 km	22.3
Stewarton	10.7 km	18.1
Dalry	7.2 km	14.5
Elderslie	13.4 km	14.5
Kilbirnie	3.0 km	13.6
Beith	–	7.5
Houston	14.0 km	1.1
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3