Crap Towns / Westhill / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Westhill?

There were 3.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Westhill from April 2023 to March 2026, 83% lower than the typical Scottish town's 22.3. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.4. In 2025/26 it was 6.8, up from 1.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
2023/24	1.7	22.6
2024/25	2.6	20.4
2025/26	6.8	19.0

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical Scottish town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.4	8.2
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.1	6.2
Other outdoor fires	1.1	5.0

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dyce	7.7 km	18.1
Cove Bay	13.8 km	14.8
Montrose	49.5 km	13.0
Aberdeen	10.1 km	10.4
Peterhead	48.7 km	7.2
Portlethen	13.4 km	6.3
Stonehaven	20.8 km	5.4
Ellon	27.4 km	5.3
Banchory	16.4 km	4.4
Westhill	–	3.7
Inverurie	15.4 km	2.7
The typical Scottish town	–	22.3