Crap Towns / Holytown / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Holytown?

There were 24.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Holytown from April 2023 to March 2026, 9% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 14.8. In 2025/26 it was 35.2, up from 7.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	7.2	22.6
2024/25	30.9	20.4
2025/26	35.2	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	14.8	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	6.4	6.2
Other outdoor fires	3.3	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Motherwell	4.2 km	51.7
Bellshill	3.0 km	47.3
Wishaw	6.5 km	42.5
Coatbridge	4.9 km	39.4
Airdrie	4.2 km	37.5
Viewpark	5.3 km	33.0
New Stevenston	1.9 km	26.6
Holytown	–	24.4
Newarthill	2.0 km	19.7
Bothwell	6.8 km	15.5
Chapelhall	2.3 km	11.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3