Crap Towns / Uddingston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Uddingston?

There were 38.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Uddingston from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.7 times the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 20.2. In 2025/26 it was 40.5, down from 55.8 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical Scottish town
2023/2455.822.6
2024/2519.420.4
2025/2640.519.0
What was set alight
FireHereTypical Scottish town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire20.26.2
Bins and rubbish set on fire14.08.2
Other outdoor fires4.35.0
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Motherwell6.5 km51.7
Bellshill4.0 km47.3
Coatbridge5.2 km39.4
Uddingston–38.6
Hamilton5.5 km33.7
Viewpark1.8 km33.0
Blantyre3.1 km29.5
Cambuslang4.7 km26.7
New Stevenston6.6 km26.6
Holytown6.9 km24.4
Bothwell1.5 km15.5
The typical Scottish town–22.3