Crap Towns / Bonnybridge / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bonnybridge?

There were 55.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bonnybridge from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.5 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 28.8. In 2025/26 it was 13.1, down from 64.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	64.6	22.6
2024/25	89.2	20.4
2025/26	13.1	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	28.8	6.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire	16.2	8.2
Other outdoor fires	10.7	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bonnybridge	–	55.6
Cumbernauld	9.1 km	31.5
Stenhousemuir	5.5 km	23.3
Kilsyth	11.1 km	22.8
Falkirk	6.3 km	17.9
Denny	2.4 km	15.8
Stirling	13.4 km	11.0
Grangemouth	11.1 km	8.5
Larbert	4.4 km	5.3
Polmont	10.9 km	3.7
Bannockburn	10.0 km	3.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3