The police recorded 55.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Cardenden from January 2023 to December 2025, about the same as the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 19.3. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 56.0, down from 59.7 in the 12 months to December 2023.