Crap Towns / Elderslie / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Elderslie?

There were 14.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Elderslie from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 7.7. In 2025/26 it was 20.4, up from 15.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	15.3	22.6
2024/25	7.9	20.4
2025/26	20.4	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	7.7	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.7	6.2
Other outdoor fires	2.2	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Johnstone	2.1 km	50.7
Clydebank	9.4 km	46.3
Barrhead	7.2 km	37.4
Paisley	3.7 km	25.9
Neilston	7.0 km	23.7
Linwood	1.8 km	22.3
Renfrew	7.2 km	15.7
Elderslie	–	14.5
Erskine	7.9 km	9.9
Bishopton	7.8 km	8.5
Houston	4.5 km	1.1
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3