Crap Towns / Westhill / Crime

How much crime is there in Westhill?

The police recorded 28.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Westhill from January 2023 to December 2025, 47% lower than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 8.1. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 22.5, down from 31.5 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	31.5	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	31.8	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	22.5	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Violence and sexual offences	8.1	15.1
Shoplifting	7.1	6.8
Other crime	4.6	8.0
Criminal damage and arson	2.5	7.2
Drugs	2.1	3.9
Other theft	2.1	4.3
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.2
Possession of weapons	0.5	2.0
Burglary	0.5	1.8
Vehicle crime	0.4	1.6
Robbery	0.1	0.3
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Inverness	3.8 km	88.7
Elgin	54.5 km	67.3
Alness	25.5 km	59.3
Buckie	75.2 km	50.5
Dingwall	21.5 km	50.0
Fort William	92.2 km	47.3
Nairn	21.2 km	37.2
Inverurie	109.1 km	35.6
Forres	36.2 km	31.9
Lossiemouth	58.6 km	28.8
Westhill	–	28.6
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4