Crap Towns / Scone / Crime

How much crime is there in Scone?

The police recorded 26.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Scone from January 2023 to December 2025, 52% lower than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 8.6. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 26.8, up from 25.5 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	25.5	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	26.1	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	26.8	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Violence and sexual offences	8.6	15.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.4	7.2
Other crime	4.3	8.0
Other theft	2.7	4.3
Burglary	1.6	1.8
Shoplifting	1.3	6.8
Vehicle crime	1.2	1.6
Drugs	1.1	3.9
Possession of weapons	0.7	2.0
Robbery	0.2	0.3
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.2
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Dundee	27.8 km	82.4
Perth	3.9 km	74.5
Glenrothes	28.9 km	57.4
Ballingry	29.9 km	55.1
Kelty	31.7 km	45.6
Cupar	26.7 km	40.4
Blairgowrie	18.8 km	36.5
Crieff	27.6 km	27.6
Scone	–	26.1
Kinross	23.8 km	21.8
Auchterarder	24.3 km	19.7
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4