Crap Towns / Kilbirnie / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Kilbirnie?

There were 13.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Kilbirnie from April 2023 to March 2026, 39% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 7.5. In 2025/26 it was 14.1, up from 9.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	9.9	22.6
2024/25	16.9	20.4
2025/26	14.1	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	7.5	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.3	6.2
Other outdoor fires	2.8	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stevenston	13.3 km	85.5
Johnstone	13.6 km	50.7
Ardrossan	13.7 km	50.0
Irvine	15.4 km	32.6
Saltcoats	13.6 km	22.5
Kilwinning	10.9 km	22.4
Stewarton	12.9 km	18.1
Dalry	5.3 km	14.5
Kilbirnie	–	13.6
Largs	12.4 km	7.9
Beith	3.0 km	7.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3