Crap Towns / Lossiemouth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Lossiemouth?

There were 5.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Lossiemouth from April 2023 to March 2026, 75% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.0. In 2025/26 it was 10.5, up from 4.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	4.5	22.6
2024/25	1.5	20.4
2025/26	10.5	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.0	6.2
Other outdoor fires	2.5	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Elgin	7.8 km	16.6
Alness	57.4 km	15.3
Dingwall	69.1 km	11.0
Buckie	20.3 km	10.7
Fraserburgh	76.1 km	9.8
Inverness	62.1 km	9.8
Lossiemouth	–	5.5
Westhill	58.6 km	5.3
Nairn	37.6 km	4.7
Forres	22.5 km	3.2
Inverurie	72.8 km	2.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3