Crap Towns / Kirkintilloch / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Kirkintilloch?

There were 24.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Kirkintilloch from April 2023 to March 2026, 11% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 11.1. In 2025/26 it was 32.3, up from 28.8 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2428.822.6
2024/2513.120.4
2025/2632.319.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire11.18.2
Other outdoor fires7.95.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire5.86.2
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Coatbridge11.3 km39.4
Cumbernauld9.0 km31.5
Glasgow11.9 km28.4
Moodiesburn4.4 km25.9
Kirkintilloch–24.8
Kilsyth6.8 km22.8
Bishopbriggs5.6 km13.6
Lenzie1.8 km10.1
Milngavie11.5 km8.7
Stepps5.4 km7.4
Bearsden12.2 km5.1
The typical Scottish town–22.3