Crap Towns / Inverness / Crime

How much crime is there in Inverness?

The police recorded 88.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Inverness 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 24.5. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 80.6, down from 93.3 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	93.3	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	92.1	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	80.6	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Violence and sexual offences	24.5	15.1
Shoplifting	14.5	6.8
Other crime	12.9	8.0
Drugs	12.8	3.9
Criminal damage and arson	9.1	7.2
Other theft	6.5	4.3
Possession of weapons	2.4	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.9	0.2
Burglary	1.9	1.8
Vehicle crime	1.4	1.6
Robbery	0.8	0.3
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Inverness	–	88.7
Elgin	58.2 km	67.3
Alness	25.4 km	59.3
Buckie	78.9 km	50.5
Dingwall	19.3 km	50.0
Fort William	89.5 km	47.3
Nairn	24.6 km	37.2
Blairgowrie	112.2 km	36.5
Forres	39.8 km	31.9
Lossiemouth	62.1 km	28.8
Westhill	3.8 km	28.6
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4