Crap Towns / Fraserburgh / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Fraserburgh?

There were 9.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Fraserburgh from April 2023 to March 2026, 56% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 5.9. In 2025/26 it was 10.8, down from 11.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	11.6	22.6
2024/25	7.0	20.4
2025/26	10.8	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.9	8.2
Other outdoor fires	2.6	5.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.3	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dyce	55.1 km	18.1
Cove Bay	65.2 km	14.8
Buckie	56.3 km	10.7
Aberdeen	60.0 km	10.4
Fraserburgh	–	9.8
Peterhead	24.2 km	7.2
Portlethen	69.3 km	6.3
Ellon	35.5 km	5.3
Banchory	75.7 km	4.4
Westhill	61.5 km	3.7
Inverurie	49.9 km	2.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3