Crap Towns / Neilston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Neilston?

There were 23.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Neilston from April 2023 to March 2026, 6% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 13.0. In 2025/26 it was 26.3, up from 20.8 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2420.822.6
2024/2524.120.4
2025/2626.319.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire13.06.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire7.88.2
Other outdoor fires3.05.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Johnstone7.6 km50.7
Barrhead3.2 km37.4
Paisley6.7 km25.9
Neilston–23.7
Linwood8.8 km22.3
Renfrew10.4 km15.7
Elderslie7.0 km14.5
Newton Mearns6.3 km12.3
Giffnock8.6 km8.5
Clarkston8.9 km6.8
Houston11.4 km1.1
The typical Scottish town–22.3