A total of 878 vehicles caught fire between 2011 and 2016, information provided by the police has revealed.

Of this amount, 247 vehicle fires were found to be caused by arson, while 631 were non-crime related fires.

The police were asked for more details regarding the causes of non-crime related vehicle-fires; however, the only answer received was: “The main causes of the non-crime vehicle fires are only established when all investigations and examinations are concluded.”

The number of arson-related vehicle fires per year remains steady between 32 in 2014 (the lowest of the years) and 47 in 2011 (the highest between those years).

As for non-crime related fires, the number of reports vary from 80 in 2016 (the lowest) to 117 in 2011 (the highest).