Crap Towns / Leven / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Leven?

There were 36.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Leven from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 18.8. In 2025/26 it was 19.8, down from 55.5 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2455.522.6
2024/2532.720.4
2025/2619.819.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire18.88.2
Other outdoor fires8.95.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire8.36.2
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Methil1.7 km66.8
Lochgelly20.3 km62.8
Cowdenbeath23.7 km55.9
Kirkcaldy12.7 km40.8
Leven–36.0
Cardenden16.7 km34.3
Glenrothes10.3 km33.9
Ballingry20.1 km31.5
Burntisland20.7 km24.5
Cupar13.1 km6.8
St Andrews19.6 km2.8
The typical Scottish town–22.3