Crap Towns / Dumfries / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Dumfries?

There were 13.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Dumfries from April 2023 to March 2026, 42% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 5.6. In 2025/26 it was 15.3, down from 18.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	18.6	22.6
2024/25	5.3	20.4
2025/26	15.3	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.6	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.7	6.2
Other outdoor fires	2.8	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Cumnock	59.4 km	42.3
Dumfries	–	13.0
Locharbriggs	3.5 km	9.1
Annan	24.4 km	8.1
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3