Crap Towns / Stevenston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stevenston?

There were 85.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stevenston from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.8 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 36.6. In 2025/26 it was 75.1, down from 91.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	91.3	22.6
2024/25	90.1	20.4
2025/26	75.1	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	36.6	6.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire	27.0	8.2
Other outdoor fires	22.0	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stevenston	–	85.5
Ardrossan	4.0 km	50.0
Kilmarnock	16.1 km	38.7
Irvine	6.8 km	32.6
Troon	11.5 km	23.1
Saltcoats	2.2 km	22.5
Kilwinning	3.3 km	22.4
Stewarton	15.5 km	18.1
Dalry	8.1 km	14.5
Kilbirnie	13.3 km	13.6
Beith	14.6 km	7.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3