Crap Towns / Bothwell / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bothwell?

There were 15.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bothwell from April 2023 to March 2026, 30% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 8.1. In 2025/26 it was 7.1, down from 19.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	19.3	22.6
2024/25	20.0	20.4
2025/26	7.1	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	8.1	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.5	6.2
Other outdoor fires	2.9	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Motherwell	5.6 km	51.7
Bellshill	3.8 km	47.3
Coatbridge	6.2 km	39.4
Uddingston	1.5 km	38.6
Hamilton	3.9 km	33.7
Viewpark	2.8 km	33.0
Blantyre	2.0 km	29.5
Cambuslang	5.3 km	26.7
New Stevenston	6.2 km	26.6
Holytown	6.8 km	24.4
Bothwell	–	15.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3