Crap Towns / Stonehouse / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stonehouse?

There were 8.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stonehouse from April 2023 to March 2026, 63% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.9. In 2025/26 it was 5.0, down from 14.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	14.6	22.6
2024/25	5.4	20.4
2025/26	5.0	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.9	8.2
Other outdoor fires	2.7	5.0
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.7	6.2

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Motherwell	10.8 km	51.7
Newmains	12.6 km	46.0
Wishaw	9.9 km	42.5
Larkhall	4.5 km	37.7
Hamilton	9.7 km	33.7
Blantyre	12.8 km	29.5
New Stevenston	13.0 km	26.6
Carluke	10.7 km	26.3
Bothwell	13.6 km	15.5
Stonehouse	–	8.3
Strathaven	5.2 km	5.3
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3