Crap Towns / Inverness / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Inverness?

There were 9.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Inverness from April 2023 to March 2026, 56% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 4.5. In 2025/26 it was 10.8, down from 13.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	13.8	22.6
2024/25	4.7	20.4
2025/26	10.8	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.5	6.2
Other outdoor fires	3.1	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.2	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Elgin	58.2 km	16.6
Alness	25.4 km	15.3
Dingwall	19.3 km	11.0
Buckie	78.9 km	10.7
Inverness	–	9.8
Fort William	89.5 km	7.5
Lossiemouth	62.1 km	5.5
Westhill	3.8 km	5.3
Blairgowrie	112.2 km	5.1
Nairn	24.6 km	4.7
Forres	39.8 km	3.2
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3