Crap Towns / East Calder / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in East Calder?

There were 5.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in East Calder from April 2023 to March 2026, 75% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.6. In 2025/26 it was 9.4, up from 5.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	5.8	22.6
2024/25	1.4	20.4
2025/26	9.4	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.6	6.2
Other outdoor fires	1.2	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Whitburn	15.2 km	104
Blackburn	10.8 km	66.2
Bathgate	11.4 km	55.2
Livingston	4.8 km	31.7
Broxburn	4.7 km	29.4
Edinburgh	15.4 km	18.8
Rosyth	15.3 km	13.1
South Queensferry	10.8 km	10.1
Kirkliston	7.5 km	9.6
Linlithgow	13.1 km	9.1
East Calder	–	5.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3