Crap Towns / Dunblane / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Dunblane?

There were 2.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Dunblane from April 2023 to March 2026, 90% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.2. In 2025/26 it was 3.8, up from 3.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	3.2	22.6
2024/25	0.0	20.4
2025/26	3.8	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.2	6.2
Other outdoor fires	0.8	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bonnybridge	21.3 km	55.6
Stenhousemuir	20.3 km	23.3
Alloa	12.9 km	18.1
Denny	19.1 km	15.8
Sauchie	13.0 km	12.5
Tullibody	9.9 km	11.7
Stirling	7.9 km	11.0
Larbert	19.5 km	5.3
Bannockburn	11.4 km	3.5
Dunblane	–	2.3
Auchterarder	18.9 km	1.1
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3