Crap Towns / Prestwick / Crime

How much crime is there in Prestwick?

The police recorded 40.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Prestwick from January 2023 to December 2025, 26% lower than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was shoplifting, at 14.3. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 35.8, down from 46.8 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	46.8	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	38.6	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	35.8	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Shoplifting	14.3	6.8
Violence and sexual offences	9.3	15.1
Other crime	5.4	8.0
Criminal damage and arson	4.0	7.2
Other theft	3.5	4.3
Drugs	1.4	3.9
Vehicle crime	0.8	1.6
Burglary	0.7	1.8
Possession of weapons	0.7	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.2
Robbery	0.1	0.3
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Saltcoats	19.6 km	91.0
Stevenston	18.0 km	91.0
Kilmarnock	14.3 km	67.1
Ayr	4.9 km	65.9
Irvine	13.3 km	60.7
Cumnock	22.3 km	49.1
Prestwick	–	40.4
Kilwinning	18.5 km	40.0
Ardrossan	21.3 km	35.6
Stewarton	21.4 km	28.0
Troon	6.6 km	27.1
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4