Crap Towns / Giffnock / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Giffnock?

There were 8.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Giffnock from April 2023 to March 2026, 62% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 5.3. In 2025/26 it was 7.3, up from 6.2 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/246.222.6
2024/2511.920.4
2025/267.319.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire5.38.2
Other outdoor fires1.95.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire1.46.2
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Barrhead6.0 km37.4
Glasgow6.4 km28.4
Cambuslang8.9 km26.7
Paisley9.6 km25.9
Rutherglen5.8 km24.3
Neilston8.6 km23.7
East Kilbride8.3 km17.4
Renfrew10.2 km15.7
Newton Mearns3.5 km12.3
Giffnock–8.5
Clarkston1.8 km6.8
The typical Scottish town–22.3