Crap Towns / Kilwinning / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Kilwinning?

There were 22.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Kilwinning from April 2023 to March 2026, about the same as the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 11.9. In 2025/26 it was 25.3, up from 19.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	19.1	22.6
2024/25	22.8	20.4
2025/26	25.3	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	11.9	8.2
Other outdoor fires	5.8	5.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.7	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stevenston	3.3 km	85.5
Ardrossan	6.6 km	50.0
Kilmarnock	13.9 km	38.7
Irvine	5.6 km	32.6
Troon	12.0 km	23.1
Saltcoats	5.1 km	22.5
Kilwinning	–	22.4
Stewarton	12.3 km	18.1
Dalry	6.2 km	14.5
Kilbirnie	10.9 km	13.6
Beith	11.7 km	7.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3