Crap Towns / Prestwick / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Prestwick?

There were 19.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Prestwick from April 2023 to March 2026, 14% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 11.1. In 2025/26 it was 17.1, down from 18.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	18.0	22.6
2024/25	22.5	20.4
2025/26	17.1	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	11.1	6.2
Other outdoor fires	5.2	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.9	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stevenston	18.0 km	85.5
Ardrossan	21.3 km	50.0
Cumnock	22.3 km	42.3
Kilmarnock	14.3 km	38.7
Irvine	13.3 km	32.6
Ayr	4.9 km	24.9
Troon	6.6 km	23.1
Saltcoats	19.6 km	22.5
Kilwinning	18.5 km	22.4
Prestwick	–	19.2
Stewarton	21.4 km	18.1
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3