Crap Towns / Portlethen / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Portlethen?

There were 6.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Portlethen from April 2023 to March 2026, 72% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.4. In 2025/26 it was 7.2, up from 3.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	3.9	22.6
2024/25	7.8	20.4
2025/26	7.2	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.4	6.2
Other outdoor fires	2.2	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.7	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dyce	15.3 km	18.1
Cove Bay	4.9 km	14.8
Montrose	43.5 km	13.0
Aberdeen	9.3 km	10.4
Brechin	48.9 km	6.5
Portlethen	–	6.3
Stonehaven	11.8 km	5.4
Ellon	33.8 km	5.3
Banchory	21.7 km	4.4
Westhill	13.4 km	3.7
Inverurie	28.2 km	2.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3