Crap Towns / Cumbernauld / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cumbernauld?

There were 31.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cumbernauld from April 2023 to March 2026, 41% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 15.9. In 2025/26 it was 32.9, down from 33.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	33.0	22.6
2024/25	28.5	20.4
2025/26	32.9	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	15.9	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	9.9	6.2
Other outdoor fires	5.7	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bonnybridge	9.1 km	55.6
Coatbridge	10.6 km	39.4
Airdrie	9.6 km	37.5
Cumbernauld	–	31.5
Moodiesburn	6.7 km	25.9
Kirkintilloch	9.0 km	24.8
Kilsyth	4.9 km	22.8
Denny	9.5 km	15.8
Chapelhall	12.3 km	11.7
Lenzie	10.2 km	10.1
Stepps	11.3 km	7.4
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3