Crap Towns / Bishopbriggs / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bishopbriggs?

There were 13.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bishopbriggs from April 2023 to March 2026, 39% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 4.9. In 2025/26 it was 17.7, up from 13.5 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2413.522.6
2024/259.720.4
2025/2617.719.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire4.96.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire4.88.2
Other outdoor fires3.95.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Glasgow6.6 km28.4
Cambuslang10.7 km26.7
Moodiesburn8.3 km25.9
Kirkintilloch5.6 km24.8
Rutherglen9.8 km24.3
Renfrew11.8 km15.7
Bishopbriggs–13.6
Lenzie4.1 km10.1
Milngavie7.7 km8.7
Stepps5.1 km7.4
Bearsden7.4 km5.1
The typical Scottish town–22.3