Crap Towns / Stepps / Crime

How much crime is there in Stepps?

The police recorded 23.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Stepps from January 2023 to December 2025, 57% lower than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 6.8. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 24.8, up from 24.1 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	24.1	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	21.6	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	24.8	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Violence and sexual offences	6.8	15.1
Other crime	4.6	8.0
Criminal damage and arson	3.3	7.2
Other theft	2.3	4.3
Drugs	1.8	3.9
Burglary	1.3	1.8
Vehicle crime	1.3	1.6
Shoplifting	1.1	6.8
Possession of weapons	0.8	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
Glasgow	8.4 km	83.5
Coatbridge	7.9 km	73.1
Rutherglen	8.5 km	59.2
Cambuslang	7.8 km	39.3
Viewpark	8.5 km	39.2
Kirkintilloch	5.4 km	36.2
Uddingston	8.6 km	34.0
Lenzie	3.8 km	25.3
Moodiesburn	4.7 km	24.8
Bishopbriggs	5.1 km	24.2
Stepps	–	23.5
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4