The police recorded 83.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Stranraer from January 2023 to December 2025, 1.5 times the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 24.7. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 85.7, up from 75.7 in the 12 months to December 2023.