Crap Towns / Cove Bay / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cove Bay?

There were 14.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cove Bay from April 2023 to March 2026, 34% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 5.9. In 2025/26 it was 10.0, down from 18.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	18.1	22.6
2024/25	16.3	20.4
2025/26	10.0	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	5.9	6.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.0	8.2
Other outdoor fires	3.9	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dyce	13.0 km	18.1
Cove Bay	–	14.8
Montrose	48.3 km	13.0
Aberdeen	5.9 km	10.4
Peterhead	47.8 km	7.2
Portlethen	4.9 km	6.3
Stonehaven	16.6 km	5.4
Ellon	29.7 km	5.3
Banchory	25.3 km	4.4
Westhill	13.8 km	3.7
Inverurie	27.0 km	2.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3