Crap Towns / Johnstone / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Johnstone?

There were 50.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Johnstone from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.3 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 23.3. In 2025/26 it was 38.1, down from 63.1 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2463.122.6
2024/2550.920.4
2025/2638.119.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire23.38.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire16.66.2
Other outdoor fires10.85.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Johnstone–50.7
Clydebank11.1 km46.3
Barrhead8.6 km37.4
Paisley5.9 km25.9
Neilston7.6 km23.7
Linwood2.4 km22.3
Renfrew9.3 km15.7
Elderslie2.1 km14.5
Erskine9.3 km9.9
Bishopton8.5 km8.5
Houston4.1 km1.1
The typical Scottish town–22.3