Crap Towns / Falkirk / Crime

How much crime is there in Falkirk?

The police recorded 87.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Falkirk from January 2023 to December 2025, 1.6 times the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.1. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 93.6, up from 86.3 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	86.3	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	83.2	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	93.6	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Violence and sexual offences	26.1	15.1
Shoplifting	13.3	6.8
Other crime	13.2	8.0
Criminal damage and arson	11.5	7.2
Other theft	7.6	4.3
Drugs	5.9	3.9
Possession of weapons	3.9	2.0
Burglary	2.6	1.8
Vehicle crime	2.3	1.6
Robbery	0.7	0.3
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.2
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Falkirk	–	87.7
Alloa	12.5 km	79.6
Grangemouth	4.8 km	74.4
Bannockburn	12.7 km	52.3
Bonnybridge	6.3 km	44.7
Larbert	4.2 km	40.2
Denny	8.0 km	35.4
Polmont	4.8 km	34.9
Bo'ness	10.9 km	34.4
Stenhousemuir	3.1 km	32.1
Linlithgow	11.6 km	29.0
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4