Crap Towns / Port Glasgow / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Port Glasgow?

There were 86.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Port Glasgow from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.9 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 48.8. In 2025/26 it was 72.9, down from 131 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	131	22.6
2024/25	56.6	20.4
2025/26	72.9	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	48.8	6.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire	20.2	8.2
Other outdoor fires	17.8	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Port Glasgow	–	86.8
Greenock	6.8 km	36.7
Alexandria	8.7 km	34.9
Bonhill	8.5 km	33.0
Dumbarton	6.9 km	31.4
Balloch	10.1 km	24.1
Gourock	10.5 km	19.5
Erskine	13.4 km	9.9
Bishopton	10.6 km	8.5
Helensburgh	9.5 km	4.7
Houston	10.9 km	1.1
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3