Crap Towns / Kirkliston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Kirkliston?

There were 9.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Kirkliston from April 2023 to March 2026, 57% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.8. In 2025/26 it was 8.4, up from 6.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	6.4	22.6
2024/25	14.1	20.4
2025/26	8.4	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Other outdoor fires	3.8	5.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.1	6.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.6	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Livingston	10.6 km	31.7
Broxburn	5.1 km	29.4
Dunfermline	12.5 km	25.6
Inverkeithing	8.4 km	24.8
Edinburgh	11.9 km	18.8
Rosyth	8.5 km	13.1
South Queensferry	3.4 km	10.1
Kirkliston	–	9.6
Linlithgow	12.6 km	9.1
East Calder	7.5 km	5.5
Dalgety Bay	9.4 km	3.9
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3