Crap Towns / Saltcoats / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Saltcoats?

There were 22.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Saltcoats from April 2023 to March 2026, about the same as the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 12.1. In 2025/26 it was 18.9, down from 24.7 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2424.722.6
2024/2523.820.4
2025/2618.919.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire12.18.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire6.06.2
Other outdoor fires4.45.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Stevenston2.2 km85.5
Ardrossan1.9 km50.0
Irvine9.0 km32.6
Troon13.2 km23.1
Saltcoats–22.5
Kilwinning5.1 km22.4
Stewarton17.3 km18.1
Dalry8.3 km14.5
Kilbirnie13.6 km13.6
Largs18.0 km7.9
Beith15.3 km7.5
The typical Scottish town–22.3