The police recorded 49.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Broxburn from January 2023 to December 2025, 9% lower than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 13.6. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 55.0, up from 48.3 in the 12 months to December 2023.