The police recorded 20.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Milngavie from January 2023 to December 2025, 62% lower than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was shoplifting, at 4.8. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 25.0, up from 19.0 in the 12 months to December 2023.