Crap Towns / Linlithgow / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Linlithgow?

There were 9.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Linlithgow from April 2023 to March 2026, 59% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 4.9. In 2025/26 it was 3.8, down from 18.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	18.9	22.6
2024/25	4.6	20.4
2025/26	3.8	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.9	6.2
Other outdoor fires	2.4	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.8	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Blackburn	11.4 km	66.2
Bathgate	9.2 km	55.2
Armadale	10.7 km	32.8
Livingston	10.5 km	31.7
Broxburn	9.2 km	29.4
Bo'ness	4.0 km	28.8
Falkirk	11.6 km	17.9
Rosyth	12.4 km	13.1
Linlithgow	–	9.1
Grangemouth	7.9 km	8.5
Polmont	6.9 km	3.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3