Crap Towns / Dunbar / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Dunbar?

There were 22.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Dunbar from April 2023 to March 2026, about the same as the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 13.9. In 2025/26 it was 8.7, down from 37.1 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2437.122.6
2024/2522.220.4
2025/268.719.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire13.96.2
Other outdoor fires6.25.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire2.58.2
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Methil37.7 km66.8
Mayfield36.2 km30.2
Cockenzie26.6 km24.2
Musselburgh33.7 km23.8
Gorebridge37.0 km23.6
Dunbar–22.7
Dalkeith35.8 km18.6
Prestonpans29.1 km14.8
Tranent27.6 km11.7
Haddington17.2 km7.6
North Berwick14.3 km3.7
The typical Scottish town–22.3