Crap Towns / New Stevenston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in New Stevenston?

There were 26.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in New Stevenston from April 2023 to March 2026, 19% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 16.9. In 2025/26 it was 22.9, up from 22.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	22.8	22.6
2024/25	34.0	20.4
2025/26	22.9	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	16.9	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	5.9	6.2
Other outdoor fires	3.7	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Motherwell	2.3 km	51.7
Bellshill	2.7 km	47.3
Wishaw	5.1 km	42.5
Coatbridge	6.1 km	39.4
Airdrie	6.1 km	37.5
Viewpark	5.5 km	33.0
New Stevenston	–	26.6
Holytown	1.9 km	24.4
Newarthill	2.2 km	19.7
Bothwell	6.2 km	15.5
Chapelhall	4.0 km	11.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3