Crap Towns / Bathgate / Criminal damage
How bad is criminal damage in Bathgate?
The police recorded 9.9 crimes of criminal damage and arson per 1,000 people a year in Bathgate from January 2023 to December 2025, 38% higher than the typical Scottish town's 7.2. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 11.1, up from 8.6 in the 12 months to December 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical Scottish town |
|---|---|---|
| January 2023 to December 2023 | 8.6 | 7.4 |
| January 2024 to December 2024 | 10.1 | 7.1 |
| January 2025 to December 2025 | 11.1 | 6.9 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Shotts | 13.3 km | 11.8 |
| Blackburn | 2.5 km | 10.7 |
| Whitburn | 4.8 km | 10.7 |
| Bathgate | – | 9.9 |
| Armadale | 4.0 km | 8.0 |
| Broxburn | 10.8 km | 7.9 |
| Livingston | 6.6 km | 6.8 |
| East Calder | 11.4 km | 6.0 |
| Bo'ness | 13.0 km | 5.9 |
| Polmont | 11.6 km | 5.7 |
| Linlithgow | 9.2 km | 4.6 |
| The typical Scottish town | – | 7.2 |