Crap Towns / Greenock / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Greenock?

There were 36.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Greenock from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 16.5. In 2025/26 it was 32.2, down from 49.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	49.0	22.6
2024/25	28.9	20.4
2025/26	32.2	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	16.5	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	15.6	6.2
Other outdoor fires	4.6	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Port Glasgow	6.8 km	86.8
Greenock	–	36.7
Alexandria	12.9 km	34.9
Bonhill	13.4 km	33.0
Dumbarton	13.1 km	31.4
Balloch	13.8 km	24.1
Gourock	3.7 km	19.5
Bishopton	17.4 km	8.5
Helensburgh	7.4 km	4.7
Dunoon	9.5 km	4.6
Houston	17.3 km	1.1
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3