Crap Towns / Glenrothes / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Glenrothes?

There were 33.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Glenrothes from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.5 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 12.5. In 2025/26 it was 32.1, down from 32.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	32.6	22.6
2024/25	37.0	20.4
2025/26	32.1	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	12.5	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	11.9	6.2
Other outdoor fires	9.6	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Methil	9.4 km	66.8
Lochgelly	11.1 km	62.8
Cowdenbeath	14.7 km	55.9
Kelty	14.5 km	49.8
Kirkcaldy	7.7 km	40.8
Leven	10.3 km	36.0
Cardenden	7.7 km	34.3
Glenrothes	–	33.9
Ballingry	10.1 km	31.5
Burntisland	15.2 km	24.5
Kinross	15.8 km	3.2
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3