Crap Towns / Dumfries / Crime

How much crime is there in Dumfries?

The police recorded 83.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Dumfries from January 2023 to December 2025, 1.5 times the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.7. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 89.6, up from 82.1 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	82.1	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	79.6	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	89.6	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Violence and sexual offences	26.7	15.1
Other crime	13.6	8.0
Drugs	10.5	3.9
Criminal damage and arson	9.7	7.2
Shoplifting	9.5	6.8
Other theft	5.8	4.3
Possession of weapons	2.8	2.0
Burglary	2.3	1.8
Vehicle crime	1.6	1.6
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.2
Robbery	0.4	0.3
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Dumfries	–	83.7
Cumnock	59.4 km	49.1
Annan	24.4 km	46.8
Locharbriggs	3.5 km	25.8
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4