Crap Towns / Viewpark / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Viewpark?

There were 33.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Viewpark from April 2023 to March 2026, 48% higher than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 20.0. In 2025/26 it was 35.8, down from 36.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	36.8	22.6
2024/25	26.6	20.4
2025/26	35.8	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	20.0	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	7.4	6.2
Other outdoor fires	5.6	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Motherwell	6.0 km	51.7
Bellshill	2.8 km	47.3
Coatbridge	3.5 km	39.4
Uddingston	1.8 km	38.6
Hamilton	6.3 km	33.7
Viewpark	–	33.0
Blantyre	4.7 km	29.5
Cambuslang	6.3 km	26.7
New Stevenston	5.5 km	26.6
Holytown	5.3 km	24.4
Bothwell	2.8 km	15.5
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3