Crap Towns / Stirling / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stirling?

There were 11.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stirling from April 2023 to March 2026, 51% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 4.9. In 2025/26 it was 10.4, up from 9.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	9.3	22.6
2024/25	13.2	20.4
2025/26	10.4	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.9	6.2
Other outdoor fires	3.1	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.0	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bonnybridge	13.4 km	55.6
Stenhousemuir	12.8 km	23.3
Alloa	8.3 km	18.1
Falkirk	15.9 km	17.9
Denny	11.3 km	15.8
Sauchie	9.5 km	12.5
Tullibody	6.2 km	11.7
Stirling	–	11.0
Larbert	11.9 km	5.3
Bannockburn	3.5 km	3.5
Dunblane	7.9 km	2.3
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3