Crap Towns / Burntisland / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Burntisland?

There were 24.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Burntisland from April 2023 to March 2026, 10% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 9.0. In 2025/26 it was 36.5, up from 18.5 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2418.522.6
2024/2518.520.4
2025/2636.519.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire9.08.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire8.86.2
Other outdoor fires6.75.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Lochgelly9.0 km62.8
Cowdenbeath9.0 km55.9
Kelty12.5 km49.8
Kirkcaldy8.3 km40.8
Cardenden9.3 km34.3
Ballingry11.9 km31.5
Dunfermline12.4 km25.6
Inverkeithing10.7 km24.8
Burntisland–24.5
Rosyth12.9 km13.1
Dalgety Bay8.2 km3.9
The typical Scottish town–22.3