Crap Towns / Dalry / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Dalry?

There were 14.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Dalry from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 6.3. In 2025/26 it was 9.5, down from 22.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	22.8	22.6
2024/25	11.4	20.4
2025/26	9.5	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Other outdoor fires	6.3	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.1	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.2	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stevenston	8.1 km	85.5
Ardrossan	8.6 km	50.0
Kilmarnock	17.9 km	38.7
Irvine	11.5 km	32.6
Saltcoats	8.3 km	22.5
Kilwinning	6.2 km	22.4
Stewarton	13.2 km	18.1
Dalry	–	14.5
Kilbirnie	5.3 km	13.6
Largs	13.2 km	7.9
Beith	7.2 km	7.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3