Crap Towns / Brechin / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Brechin?

There were 6.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Brechin from April 2023 to March 2026, 71% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 4.2. In 2025/26 it was 4.2, down from 8.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	8.4	22.6
2024/25	7.0	20.4
2025/26	4.2	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Other outdoor fires	4.2	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.4	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dundee	34.1 km	43.1
Forfar	17.3 km	22.1
Arbroath	19.2 km	14.1
Montrose	12.0 km	13.0
Brechin	–	6.5
Kirriemuir	22.1 km	6.4
Carnoustie	25.9 km	5.8
Stonehaven	37.7 km	5.4
Blairgowrie	44.4 km	5.1
Banchory	37.4 km	4.4
Monifieth	29.6 km	2.4
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3