The 10 ‘most dangerous areas’ in Edinburgh have been named following a report which looked at the amount of crime being reported throughout the capital city.
Edinburgh’s’most hazardous’ districts have been identified in new research examining crime rates across the UK.
Churchill Support Services, a security services company, produced a report on the districts of the city with the greatest crime rates, based on data from the Scottish police data repository.
This comes after Edinburgh was named eighth among Scotland’s most hazardous locations, with 34,976 crimes recorded between 2023 and 2024.
According to the report, Edinburgh’s most dangerous region is the city core. While it attracts thousands of tourists and is regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the world due to its historic architecture, the most recent study indicates that a slew of crimes have occurred in the past year.
According to the statistics, there were 267.7 crimes committed per 1000 residents.
Edinburgh’s biggest issue is the rate of dishonesty (3,461 instances), which accounts for more than 37% of all crime in the city center. This is in addition to the stunning figures for violent assault (1,496 instances), motor vehicle offences (596 incidents), and criminal damage (570 incidents).
Leith comes in second, causing substantial concern for both businesspeople and homeowners, with an increasing crime rate of 106.9 crimes per 1000 residents.
The most common type of crime in the region is dishonesty (894 instances), with shoplifting accounting for 263 incidents. Aside from that, Leith observes alarming statistics for motor vehicle offenses (345 incidents), criminal damage (213 incidents), and drug offenses (142 incidences).
Sighthill and Gorgie rank third, according to the research.
Sighthill and Gorgie, a prominent residential neighborhood in West Edinburgh and home to a strong sports culture alongside Hearts of Midlothian, blends the noise and bustle of weekend crowds with substantial housing choices in Pinkston and Sighthill. While the region has had a constant influx of people, it has been identified as having one of the highest crime rates, with 102.2 crimes per 1000 residents.
As part of that percentage, we find disturbing numbers for two categories of crime: dishonesty (1047 offences) and violent assault (418 offences), which account for 33% and 13% of the region’s criminality, respectively. There are also a large number of criminal damage events (430 crimes), highlighting the necessity for strong security around the Scottish capital.
Meanwhile, Almond, Portobello, and Craigmillar are in fourth and fifth place. Almond includes various built-up residential districts like as Kirkliston, Cramond, Barnton, and Scotstoun, as well as Edinburgh’s main international airport. According to the data, the crime rate hovers around the city-wide average of 87.3 offenses per 1000 persons.
The ward’s primary challenge, and a persistent thorn in the side of policing and security operations, is the rising prevalence of drug crime (628 occurrences), which accounts for more than a quarter of all crime in the ward. The region also has a high rate of dishonesty (737 incidents) and motor vehicle offences (609 incidents).
Dishonesty has been identified as the most’revalent issue’ for persons working and living in Portobello and Craigmillar, with 905 offenses. Shoplifting accounts for a major percentage of that, with 312 crimes recorded. Experts have also detected alarming increases in motor vehicle crimes (524 offences) and criminal damage (434 offences).
Craigentinny and Duddingston are ranked ninth, with Fountainbridge and Craiglockhart in tenth place.
The crew at Churchill Support Services laud Craigentinny and Duddingston for their lush surroundings and grassy areas, as well as the modern neighbourhoods that overlook the Firth of Forth. While inhabitants love the views of the sea, there are nevertheless significant rates of dishonesty (781 occurrences), motor vehicle offences (290 incidents), and criminal damage (276 incidents), all of which raise concerns about regional safety and security.
Meanwhile, Fountainbridge and Craiglockhart have a’stable crime rate of 68.3 offenses per 1000 residents,’ according to experts.
According to the report, the two most common crimes in the area are dishonesty (578 offenses) and motor vehicle crimes (248 offences), but there is also concern about the rising number of violent assaults (212 offences), which has increased year on year.
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