Crap Towns / Troon / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Troon?

There were 23.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Troon from April 2023 to March 2026, about the same as the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 12.5. In 2025/26 it was 10.4, down from 38.5 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2438.522.6
2024/2520.320.4
2025/2610.419.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire12.56.2
Other outdoor fires6.95.0
Bins and rubbish set on fire3.68.2
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Stevenston11.5 km85.5
Ardrossan14.9 km50.0
Kilmarnock11.7 km38.7
Irvine7.0 km32.6
Ayr10.9 km24.9
Troon–23.1
Saltcoats13.2 km22.5
Kilwinning12.0 km22.4
Prestwick6.6 km19.2
Stewarton17.0 km18.1
Dalry18.2 km14.5
The typical Scottish town–22.3