The police recorded 91.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Stevenston from January 2023 to December 2025, 1.7 times the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 28.9. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 91.0, up from 85.6 in the 12 months to December 2023.