Crap Towns / Blairgowrie / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Blairgowrie?

There were 5.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Blairgowrie from April 2023 to March 2026, 77% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.5. In 2025/26 it was 6.4, up from 4.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	4.2	22.6
2024/25	4.6	20.4
2025/26	6.4	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.5	6.2
Other outdoor fires	1.8	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dundee	25.9 km	43.1
Forfar	27.8 km	22.1
Perth	21.9 km	10.8
Cupar	35.8 km	6.8
Kirriemuir	22.4 km	6.4
Carnoustie	38.9 km	5.8
Blairgowrie	–	5.1
Crieff	39.2 km	4.8
Monifieth	33.2 km	2.4
Scone	18.8 km	2.4
Auchterarder	40.4 km	1.1
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3