Crap Towns / Falkirk / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Falkirk?

There were 17.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Falkirk from April 2023 to March 2026, 20% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 6.2. In 2025/26 it was 18.4, down from 24.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	24.3	22.6
2024/25	10.9	20.4
2025/26	18.4	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Other outdoor fires	6.2	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.9	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	5.8	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bonnybridge	6.3 km	55.6
Bo'ness	10.9 km	28.8
Stenhousemuir	3.1 km	23.3
Alloa	12.5 km	18.1
Falkirk	–	17.9
Denny	8.0 km	15.8
Linlithgow	11.6 km	9.1
Grangemouth	4.8 km	8.5
Larbert	4.2 km	5.3
Polmont	4.8 km	3.7
Bannockburn	12.7 km	3.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3