Crap Towns / Inverkeithing / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Inverkeithing?

There were 24.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Inverkeithing from April 2023 to March 2026, 11% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 14.8. In 2025/26 it was 35.3, up from 22.5 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2422.522.6
2024/2516.820.4
2025/2635.319.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire14.86.2
Other outdoor fires6.95.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire3.28.2
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Lochgelly12.1 km62.8
Cowdenbeath8.8 km55.9
Kelty11.6 km49.8
Broxburn12.0 km29.4
Dunfermline4.6 km25.6
Inverkeithing–24.8
Burntisland10.7 km24.5
Rosyth2.3 km13.1
South Queensferry5.1 km10.1
Kirkliston8.4 km9.6
Dalgety Bay2.5 km3.9
The typical Scottish town–22.3