Crap Towns / Leven / Crime

How much crime is there in Leven?

The police recorded 70.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Leven from January 2023 to December 2025, 29% higher than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was shoplifting, at 20.1. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 73.6, up from 67.3 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	67.3	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	69.7	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	73.6	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Shoplifting	20.1	6.8
Violence and sexual offences	19.1	15.1
Other crime	8.5	8.0
Criminal damage and arson	8.2	7.2
Other theft	5.3	4.3
Burglary	2.9	1.8
Drugs	2.2	3.9
Vehicle crime	2.0	1.6
Possession of weapons	1.4	2.0
Robbery	0.3	0.3
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.2
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Kirkcaldy	12.7 km	102
Methil	1.7 km	79.1
Leven	–	70.2
Glenrothes	10.3 km	57.4
Ballingry	20.1 km	55.1
Cardenden	16.7 km	55.1
Lochgelly	20.3 km	55.1
Burntisland	20.7 km	48.1
Cowdenbeath	23.7 km	46.1
Cupar	13.1 km	40.4
St Andrews	19.6 km	35.3
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4