Crap Towns / Dyce / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Dyce?

There were 18.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Dyce from April 2023 to March 2026, 19% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 10.4. In 2025/26 it was 39.9, up from 10.2 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2410.222.6
2024/254.320.4
2025/2639.919.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire10.46.2
Other outdoor fires4.75.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire3.18.2
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Dyce–18.1
Cove Bay13.0 km14.8
Aberdeen7.2 km10.4
Fraserburgh55.1 km9.8
Peterhead41.2 km7.2
Portlethen15.3 km6.3
Stonehaven25.6 km5.4
Ellon20.2 km5.3
Banchory24.1 km4.4
Westhill7.7 km3.7
Inverurie14.4 km2.7
The typical Scottish town–22.3