Crap Towns / Armadale / Criminal damage
How bad is criminal damage in Armadale?
The police recorded 8.0 crimes of criminal damage and arson per 1,000 people a year in Armadale from January 2023 to December 2025, 11% higher than the typical Scottish town's 7.2. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 6.7, down from 10.1 in the 12 months to December 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical Scottish town |
|---|---|---|
| January 2023 to December 2023 | 10.1 | 7.4 |
| January 2024 to December 2024 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| January 2025 to December 2025 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Shotts | 10.5 km | 11.8 |
| Falkirk | 13.2 km | 11.5 |
| Blackburn | 5.4 km | 10.7 |
| Whitburn | 3.6 km | 10.7 |
| Bathgate | 4.0 km | 9.9 |
| Grangemouth | 13.3 km | 9.7 |
| Armadale | – | 8.0 |
| Livingston | 10.6 km | 6.8 |
| Bo'ness | 14.0 km | 5.9 |
| Polmont | 10.6 km | 5.7 |
| Linlithgow | 10.7 km | 4.6 |
| The typical Scottish town | – | 7.2 |