Crap Towns / Blantyre / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Blantyre?

There were 29.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Blantyre from April 2023 to March 2026, 32% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 18.4. In 2025/26 it was 31.8, up from 31.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	31.1	22.6
2024/25	25.6	20.4
2025/26	31.8	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	18.4	8.2
Other outdoor fires	5.9	5.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	5.3	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Motherwell	6.5 km	51.7
Bellshill	5.6 km	47.3
Uddingston	3.1 km	38.6
Hamilton	3.3 km	33.7
Viewpark	4.7 km	33.0
Blantyre	–	29.5
Cambuslang	4.8 km	26.7
New Stevenston	7.6 km	26.6
Rutherglen	7.8 km	24.3
East Kilbride	6.9 km	17.4
Bothwell	2.0 km	15.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3