Crap Towns / Crieff / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Crieff?

There were 4.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Crieff from April 2023 to March 2026, 78% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.7. In 2025/26 it was 6.6, up from 1.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	1.4	22.6
2024/25	6.4	20.4
2025/26	6.6	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Other outdoor fires	2.7	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.3	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Alloa	28.8 km	18.1
Sauchie	27.4 km	12.5
Tullibody	26.7 km	11.7
Stirling	28.8 km	11.0
Perth	24.2 km	10.8
Crieff	–	4.8
Bannockburn	31.9 km	3.5
Kinross	31.5 km	3.2
Scone	27.6 km	2.4
Dunblane	21.8 km	2.3
Auchterarder	11.7 km	1.1
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3