Crap Towns / Peterhead / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Peterhead?

There were 7.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Peterhead from April 2023 to March 2026, 68% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.5. In 2025/26 it was 7.1, down from 10.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	10.6	22.6
2024/25	4.0	20.4
2025/26	7.1	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.5	8.2
Other outdoor fires	2.2	5.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.5	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dyce	41.2 km	18.1
Cove Bay	47.8 km	14.8
Aberdeen	43.8 km	10.4
Fraserburgh	24.2 km	9.8
Peterhead	–	7.2
Portlethen	52.5 km	6.3
Stonehaven	64.3 km	5.4
Ellon	21.9 km	5.3
Banchory	64.9 km	4.4
Westhill	48.7 km	3.7
Inverurie	42.5 km	2.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3