Crap Towns / Loanhead / Crime

How much crime is there in Loanhead?

The police recorded 56.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Loanhead from January 2023 to December 2025, about the same as the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was shoplifting, at 15.6. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 57.6, up from 50.3 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	50.3	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	60.0	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	57.6	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Shoplifting	15.6	6.8
Violence and sexual offences	11.2	15.1
Other crime	7.0	8.0
Criminal damage and arson	6.0	7.2
Other theft	5.7	4.3
Burglary	3.6	1.8
Vehicle crime	2.6	1.6
Drugs	2.5	3.9
Possession of weapons	1.1	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.2
Robbery	0.2	0.3
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Edinburgh	7.5 km	70.3
Dalkeith	6.1 km	66.6
Musselburgh	9.4 km	65.6
Loanhead	–	56.0
Tranent	14.7 km	55.5
Cockenzie	16.7 km	48.7
Prestonpans	13.9 km	48.7
Penicuik	5.9 km	47.8
Mayfield	6.6 km	46.2
Gorebridge	7.9 km	38.9
Bonnyrigg	3.1 km	35.7
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4