Crap Towns / Clydebank / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Clydebank?

There were 46.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Clydebank from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.1 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 26.4. In 2025/26 it was 54.5, up from 39.3 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2439.322.6
2024/2545.020.4
2025/2654.519.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire26.48.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire11.46.2
Other outdoor fires8.45.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Clydebank–46.3
Paisley7.3 km25.9
Duntocher1.8 km25.6
Linwood8.8 km22.3
Renfrew4.0 km15.7
Elderslie9.4 km14.5
Erskine3.0 km9.9
Milngavie6.7 km8.7
Bishopton5.9 km8.5
Bearsden5.1 km5.1
Houston9.4 km1.1
The typical Scottish town–22.3