Crap Towns / Rosyth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Rosyth?

There were 13.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Rosyth from April 2023 to March 2026, 41% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 5.7. In 2025/26 it was 13.3, down from 16.0 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2416.022.6
2024/2510.020.4
2025/2613.319.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire5.76.2
Other outdoor fires4.15.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire3.38.2
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Cowdenbeath9.8 km55.9
Kelty12.0 km49.8
Broxburn11.2 km29.4
Bo'ness11.4 km28.8
Dunfermline4.0 km25.6
Inverkeithing2.3 km24.8
Rosyth–13.1
South Queensferry5.6 km10.1
Kirkliston8.5 km9.6
Linlithgow12.4 km9.1
Dalgety Bay4.8 km3.9
The typical Scottish town–22.3