Crap Towns / Monifieth / Crime

How much crime is there in Monifieth?

The police recorded 16.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Monifieth from January 2023 to December 2025, 69% lower than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 4.2. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 13.4, down from 21.0 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	21.0	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	16.3	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	13.4	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Violence and sexual offences	4.2	15.1
Other crime	3.2	8.0
Criminal damage and arson	2.1	7.2
Vehicle crime	2.1	1.6
Other theft	2.0	4.3
Burglary	1.6	1.8
Shoplifting	0.7	6.8
Drugs	0.5	3.9
Possession of weapons	0.4	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.2
Robbery	less than 0.1	0.3
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Dundee	8.4 km	82.4
Leven	33.5 km	70.2
Arbroath	16.9 km	56.3
Forfar	18.3 km	53.3
Cupar	21.7 km	40.4
Brechin	29.6 km	40.0
Blairgowrie	33.2 km	36.5
St Andrews	16.6 km	35.3
Kirriemuir	24.1 km	32.2
Carnoustie	6.9 km	25.4
Monifieth	–	16.9
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4