Crap Towns / Stewarton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stewarton?

There were 18.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stewarton from April 2023 to March 2026, 19% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 14.1. In 2025/26 it was 14.5, down from 21.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	21.9	22.6
2024/25	17.8	20.4
2025/26	14.5	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	14.1	8.2
Other outdoor fires	3.1	5.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stevenston	15.5 km	85.5
Kilmarnock	8.2 km	38.7
Barrhead	15.6 km	37.4
Irvine	11.4 km	32.6
Neilston	12.6 km	23.7
Kilwinning	12.3 km	22.4
Stewarton	–	18.1
Dalry	13.2 km	14.5
Kilbirnie	12.9 km	13.6
Newton Mearns	15.9 km	12.3
Beith	10.7 km	7.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3