Crap Towns / Carnoustie / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Carnoustie?

There were 5.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Carnoustie from April 2023 to March 2026, 74% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.7. In 2025/26 it was 7.3, up from 4.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	4.5	22.6
2024/25	5.4	20.4
2025/26	7.3	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Other outdoor fires	2.7	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.1	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dundee	15.3 km	43.1
Leven	38.1 km	36.0
Forfar	19.0 km	22.1
Arbroath	10.3 km	14.1
Montrose	28.8 km	13.0
Cupar	27.4 km	6.8
Brechin	25.9 km	6.5
Kirriemuir	26.2 km	6.4
Carnoustie	–	5.8
St Andrews	19.4 km	2.8
Monifieth	6.9 km	2.4
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3