The police recorded 14.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bearsden from January 2023 to December 2025, 73% lower than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 3.2. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 14.9, the same as in the 12 months to December 2023.