Recorded Crime in Scotland: April 2021

Official Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland for April 2021.


Tables

Table 1: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, April 2019, 2020 and 2021

Table 2: Offences recorded by the police, Scotland, April 2019, 2020 and 2021

Table 3: Crimes recorded by the police by local authority, Scotland, April 2019, 2020 and 2021

Notes for these tables

  • The symbol 'n/r' is used to denote where a percentage change figure is not reported. This is done if the denominator is less than ten as any resulting figure may be misleading.
  • Please note that tables 1 and 2 can be accessed at local authority level online via the following link: Recorded Crime in Scotland: April 2021
Table 1: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, April 2019, 2020 and 2021
Crime group 2019 April 2020 2021 %  Change since April 2020 %  Change since April 2019
Total crimes[1] 20,994 17,171 19,347 13% -8%
Non-sexual crimes of violence 740 636 716 13% -3%
Homicide etc. 5 9 10 n/r n/r
Attempted murder & serious assault 361 226 262 16% -27%
Robbery 136 139 123 -12% -10%
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 126 109 137 26% 9%
Other violence 112 153 184 20% 64%
Sexual crimes 1,055 781 1,136 45% 8%
Rape & attempted rape 184 134 202 51% 10%
Sexual assault 406 220 372 69% -8%
Crimes associated with prostitution 4 2 8 n/r n/r
Other sexual crimes 461 425 554 30% 20%
Crimes of dishonesty 9,459 7,177 7,645 7% -19%
Housebreaking 1,045 965 647 -33% -38%
Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) 138 83 103 24% -25%
Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP 264 265 167 -37% -37%
Theft of a motor vehicle 407 397 347 -13% -15%
Shoplifting 2,826 1,417 1,732 22% -39%
Other theft 3,550 2,515 2,583 3% -27%
Fraud 791 1,089 1,684 55% 113%
Other dishonesty 438 446 382 -14% -13%
Fire-raising, vandalism etc. 4,233 3,148 3,729 18% -12%
Fire-raising 243 211 299 42% 23%
Vandalism etc. 3,990 2,937 3,430 17% -14%
Other crimes 5,507 5,429 6,121 13% 11%
Crimes against public justice 1,581 1,858 2,094 13% 32%
Handling offensive weapons 865 837 860 3% -1%
Not used in other criminal activity 409 448 401 -10% -2%
Used in other criminal activity 456 389 459 18% 1%
Drugs 3,041 2,718 3,149 16% 4%
Other 20 16 18 13% -10%

1. The total figure for recorded crime excludes the new crimes being recorded under the recently enacted coronavirus legislation. Please see the Crimes recorded under coronavirus legislation section for more information.

Table 2: Offences recorded by the police, Scotland, April 2019, 2020 and 2021
Crime group 2019 April 2020 2021 %  Change since April 2020 %  Change since April 2019
Total offences 21,644 15,449 20,234 31% -7%
Miscellaneous offences 11,047 9,306 10,080 8% -9%
Common assault 4,834 3,678 4,110 12% -15%
Breach of the peace etc. 4,356 3,890 3,972 2% -9%
Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct 538 529 576 9% 7%
Urinating etc. 214 47 107 128% -50%
Other miscellaneous offences 1,105 1,162 1,315 13% 19%
Motor vehicle offences 10,597 6,143 10,154 65% -4%
Dangerous and careless driving 954 698 1,013 45% 6%
Driving under the influence 507 604 716 19% 41%
Speeding 2,855 501 2,248 349% -21%
Unlawful use of vehicle 3,176 2,747 3,686 34% 16%
Vehicle defect offences 615 270 554 105% -10%
Seat belt offences 284 84 151 80% -47%
Mobile phone offences 255 95 134 41% -47%
Other motor vehicle offences 1,951 1,144 1,652 44% -15%
Table 3: Number of crimes recorded by local authority, Scotland, April 2019, 2020 and 2021
  2019 April 2020 2021 % Change since April 2020 % Change since April 2019
Aberdeen City 951 847 1,045 23% 10%
Aberdeenshire 607 386 543 41% -11%
Angus 251 182 360 98% 43%
Argyll & Bute 196 186 208 12% 6%
Clackmannanshire 158 158 198 25% 25%
Dumfries & Galloway 559 431 520 21% -7%
Dundee City 831 690 924 34% 11%
East Ayrshire 482 403 485 20% 1%
East Dunbartonshire 221 201 241 20% 9%
East Lothian 305 290 334 15% 10%
East Renfrewshire 196 149 179 20% -9%
Edinburgh City 2,598 1,995 2,124 6% -18%
Falkirk 607 524 565 8% -7%
Fife 1,149 937 1,196 28% 4%
Glasgow City 3,641 2,939 2,974 1% -18%
Highland 614 574 545 -5% -11%
Inverclyde 289 255 293 15% 1%
Midlothian 342 254 333 31% -3%
Moray 223 145 261 80% 17%
Na h-Eileanan Siar 42 61 51 -16% 21%
North Ayrshire 516 488 438 -10% -15%
North Lanarkshire 1,652 1,304 1,432 10% -13%
Orkney Islands 26 18 19 6% -27%
Perth & Kinross 394 319 434 36% 10%
Renfrewshire 689 577 548 -5% -20%
Scottish Borders 328 258 314 22% -4%
Shetland Islands 54 18 30 67% -44%
South Ayrshire 430 331 356 8% -17%
South Lanarkshire 1,244 1,097 1,165 6% -6%
Stirling 301 217 285 31% -5%
West Dunbartonshire 433 288 371 29% -14%
West Lothian 665 649 576 -11% -13%
Scotland[1] 20,994 17,171 19,347 13% -8%

1. The total figure for recorded crime excludes the new crimes being recorded under the recently enacted coronavirus legislation. Please see the Crimes recorded under coronavirus legislation section for more information.

Contact

Email: justice_analysts@gov.scot

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