Crap Towns / Glasgow / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Glasgow?

There were 28.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Glasgow from April 2023 to March 2026, 27% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 17.0. In 2025/26 it was 28.2, down from 29.9 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2429.922.6
2024/2527.120.4
2025/2628.219.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire17.08.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire6.36.2
Other outdoor fires5.15.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Barrhead9.9 km37.4
Glasgow–28.4
Cambuslang8.1 km26.7
Rutherglen5.3 km24.3
Renfrew8.2 km15.7
Bishopbriggs6.6 km13.6
Newton Mearns9.7 km12.3
Giffnock6.4 km8.5
Stepps8.4 km7.4
Clarkston8.0 km6.8
Bearsden8.1 km5.1
The typical Scottish town–22.3