Crap Towns / East Kilbride / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in East Kilbride?

There were 17.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in East Kilbride from April 2023 to March 2026, 22% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 8.6. In 2025/26 it was 15.0, down from 16.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	16.5	22.6
2024/25	20.5	20.4
2025/26	15.0	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	8.6	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	5.4	6.2
Other outdoor fires	3.3	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Uddingston	9.4 km	38.6
Hamilton	8.3 km	33.7
Viewpark	11.3 km	33.0
Blantyre	6.9 km	29.5
Cambuslang	6.9 km	26.7
Rutherglen	7.1 km	24.3
East Kilbride	–	17.4
Bothwell	8.8 km	15.5
Newton Mearns	9.0 km	12.3
Giffnock	8.3 km	8.5
Clarkston	6.9 km	6.8
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3