Crap Towns / Dalgety Bay / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Dalgety Bay?

There were 3.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Dalgety Bay from April 2023 to March 2026, 83% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.1. In 2025/26 it was 4.2, down from 6.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	6.8	22.6
2024/25	0.6	20.4
2025/26	4.2	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Other outdoor fires	2.1	5.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.1	6.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Lochgelly	10.7 km	62.8
Cowdenbeath	7.9 km	55.9
Kelty	11.2 km	49.8
Cardenden	13.4 km	34.3
Dunfermline	5.9 km	25.6
Inverkeithing	2.5 km	24.8
Burntisland	8.2 km	24.5
Rosyth	4.8 km	13.1
South Queensferry	6.1 km	10.1
Kirkliston	9.4 km	9.6
Dalgety Bay	–	3.9
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3