Crap Towns / South Queensferry / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in South Queensferry?

There were 10.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in South Queensferry from April 2023 to March 2026, 55% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.8. In 2025/26 it was 11.9, up from 3.7 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/243.722.6
2024/2514.720.4
2025/2611.919.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire3.88.2
Other outdoor fires3.25.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire3.16.2
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Broxburn7.8 km29.4
Dunfermline9.4 km25.6
Inverkeithing5.1 km24.8
Burntisland13.1 km24.5
Edinburgh12.2 km18.8
Rosyth5.6 km13.1
South Queensferry–10.1
Kirkliston3.4 km9.6
Linlithgow13.2 km9.1
East Calder10.8 km5.5
Dalgety Bay6.1 km3.9
The typical Scottish town–22.3