Crap Towns / Moodiesburn / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Moodiesburn?

There were 25.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Moodiesburn from April 2023 to March 2026, 16% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 13.6. In 2025/26 it was 29.2, up from 27.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	27.4	22.6
2024/25	21.2	20.4
2025/26	29.2	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	13.6	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	8.9	6.2
Other outdoor fires	3.5	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Coatbridge	7.2 km	39.4
Uddingston	10.5 km	38.6
Airdrie	8.8 km	37.5
Viewpark	9.5 km	33.0
Cumbernauld	6.7 km	31.5
Moodiesburn	–	25.9
Kirkintilloch	4.4 km	24.8
Kilsyth	7.3 km	22.8
Bishopbriggs	8.3 km	13.6
Lenzie	4.5 km	10.1
Stepps	4.7 km	7.4
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3