Crap Towns / Stonehaven / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stonehaven?

There were 5.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stonehaven from April 2023 to March 2026, 76% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.7. In 2025/26 it was 8.1, up from 6.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	6.3	22.6
2024/25	1.8	20.4
2025/26	8.1	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.7	6.2
Other outdoor fires	2.4	5.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	8.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dyce	25.6 km	18.1
Cove Bay	16.6 km	14.8
Montrose	31.7 km	13.0
Aberdeen	20.7 km	10.4
Brechin	37.7 km	6.5
Portlethen	11.8 km	6.3
Stonehaven	–	5.4
Ellon	45.1 km	5.3
Banchory	19.3 km	4.4
Westhill	20.8 km	3.7
Inverurie	36.1 km	2.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3