The police recorded 54.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Shotts from January 2023 to December 2025, about the same as the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 15.4. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 56.0, up from 51.3 in the 12 months to December 2023.