Crap Towns / Dunfermline / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Dunfermline?

There were 25.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Dunfermline from April 2023 to March 2026, 15% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 10.7. In 2025/26 it was 29.4, up from 20.9 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2420.922.6
2024/2526.420.4
2025/2629.419.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire10.76.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire8.38.2
Other outdoor fires6.55.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Lochgelly10.1 km62.8
Cowdenbeath6.6 km55.9
Kelty8.1 km49.8
Ballingry11.9 km31.5
Dunfermline–25.6
Inverkeithing4.6 km24.8
Burntisland12.4 km24.5
Rosyth4.0 km13.1
South Queensferry9.4 km10.1
Kirkliston12.5 km9.6
Dalgety Bay5.9 km3.9
The typical Scottish town–22.3