Scotland's Chief Statistician today released Recorded Crime in
Scotland, year ending June 2025.
In the year ending June 2025:
The police in Scotland recorded 303,343 crimes. This was 1%
higher than the 300,078 crimes recorded in the year ending June
2024, and 1% higher than the 300,747 crimes recorded in the year
ending June 2021.
Non-sexual crimes of violence were 1% higher compared to the year
ending June 2024 (increasing from 71,394 to 71,915 crimes), and
12% higher compared to the year ending June 2021 (increasing from
64,080 to 71,915 crimes).
Sexual crimes were 5% higher compared to the year ending June
2024 (increasing from 14,417 to 15,129 crimes), and 9% higher
compared to the year ending June 2021 (increasing from 13,939 to
15,129 crimes).
Crimes of dishonesty were less than 1% higher compared to the
year ending June 2024 (increasing from 112,384 to 112,421
crimes), and 26% higher compared to the year ending June 2021
(increasing from 89,259 to 112,421 crimes).
Damage and reckless behaviour was 3% lower compared to the year
ending June 2024 (decreasing from 40,285 to 38,925 crimes), and
12% lower compared to the year ending June 2021 (decreasing from
44,293 to 38,925 crimes).
Crimes against society were 5% higher compared to the year ending
June 2024 (increasing from 61,643 to 64,953 crimes), but 6% lower
compared to the year ending June 2021 (decreasing from 69,030 to
64,953 crimes).
The number of offences recorded by the police in Scotland in the
year ending June 2025 was 184,331. This is 4% higher than the
177,849 offences recorded in the year ending June 2024, but 3%
lower than the 189,677 offences recorded in the year ending June
2021.
Background
- The full statistical publication can be accessed at:
Recorded Crime in
Scotland: year ending June 2025.
- The statistics provide information on recorded crimes up to
year ending June 2025, and the previous four years. For
additional and more detailed commentary on the recording of
crimes and offences, we recommend users refer to the 2024-25 (or
year ending March 2025) Accredited Official
Statistics bulletin. This includes time series analysis
over the longer term (back to 1971), statistics on cyber-crimes
and clear-up rates.
- Contraventions of Scottish criminal law are divided for
statistical purposes into crimes and offences. ‘Crime' is
generally used for the more serious criminal acts. The less
serious termed ‘offences', although the term ‘offence' may also
be used in relation to serious breaches of criminal law. The
distinction is made only for statistical reporting purposes and
the ‘seriousness' of the offence is generally related to the
maximum sentence that can be imposed.
- Further information on Crime and Justice statistics within
Scotland can be accessed at: Crime and Justice
statistics.
- Accredited Official Statistics are produced by professionally
independent statistical staff – more information on the standards
of Official Statistics in Scotland can be accessed at: Statistics and
Research.
