Crap Towns / Kirkliston / Crime

How much crime is there in Kirkliston?

The police recorded 63.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Kirkliston from January 2023 to December 2025, 17% higher than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was drugs, at 15.0. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 62.2, down from 62.7 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	62.7	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	65.7	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	62.2	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Drugs	15.0	3.9
Violence and sexual offences	12.3	15.1
Other theft	8.7	4.3
Other crime	7.5	8.0
Criminal damage and arson	6.7	7.2
Shoplifting	4.7	6.8
Vehicle crime	3.1	1.6
Burglary	2.9	1.8
Possession of weapons	1.7	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.2
Robbery	0.3	0.3
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Edinburgh	11.9 km	70.3
Kirkliston	–	63.5
South Queensferry	3.4 km	63.5
Livingston	10.6 km	57.5
Broxburn	5.1 km	49.7
Dunfermline	12.5 km	45.2
East Calder	7.5 km	37.6
Rosyth	8.5 km	33.6
Linlithgow	12.6 km	29.0
Dalgety Bay	9.4 km	28.2
Inverkeithing	8.4 km	28.2
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4