Crap Towns / Kirkcaldy / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Kirkcaldy?

There were 40.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Kirkcaldy from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 15.8. In 2025/26 it was 45.6, up from 39.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	39.0	22.6
2024/25	37.9	20.4
2025/26	45.6	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	15.8	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	14.1	6.2
Other outdoor fires	10.9	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Methil	11.1 km	66.8
Lochgelly	9.2 km	62.8
Cowdenbeath	11.9 km	55.9
Kelty	13.7 km	49.8
Kirkcaldy	–	40.8
Leven	12.7 km	36.0
Cardenden	6.3 km	34.3
Glenrothes	7.7 km	33.9
Ballingry	10.4 km	31.5
Burntisland	8.3 km	24.5
Dalgety Bay	15.5 km	3.9
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3