Crap Towns / Livingston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Livingston?

There were 31.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Livingston from April 2023 to March 2026, 42% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 11.8. In 2025/26 it was 31.3, up from 28.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	28.9	22.6
2024/25	34.8	20.4
2025/26	31.3	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	11.8	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	11.6	6.2
Other outdoor fires	8.3	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Whitburn	10.4 km	104
Blackburn	6.1 km	66.2
Bathgate	6.6 km	55.2
Armadale	10.6 km	32.8
Livingston	–	31.7
Broxburn	5.8 km	29.4
Bo'ness	14.3 km	28.8
South Queensferry	13.5 km	10.1
Kirkliston	10.6 km	9.6
Linlithgow	10.5 km	9.1
East Calder	4.8 km	5.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3