Crap Towns / Lenzie / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Lenzie?

There were 10.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Lenzie from April 2023 to March 2026, 55% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 4.8. In 2025/26 it was 10.7, down from 17.1 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2417.122.6
2024/252.420.4
2025/2610.719.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire4.86.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire2.98.2
Other outdoor fires2.35.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Coatbridge10.7 km39.4
Cumbernauld10.2 km31.5
Glasgow10.1 km28.4
Moodiesburn4.5 km25.9
Kirkintilloch1.8 km24.8
Kilsyth8.5 km22.8
Bishopbriggs4.1 km13.6
Lenzie–10.1
Milngavie10.8 km8.7
Stepps3.8 km7.4
Bearsden11.1 km5.1
The typical Scottish town–22.3