Edinburgh crime: Here are the 15 Edinburgh and Lothians postcodes with the highest number of sex offenders

Police Scotland has shared fresh data on the number of registered sex offenders (RSOs) currently living in Edinburgh and Lothians.

The figures, correct as of October 2026, are broken down by council area and postcode.

A spokesperson for the force said: “We put in place measures to minimise the likelihood of further sexual re-offending by Registered Sex Offenders (RSOs) and would seek to re-assure people that sexual re-offending rates remain extremely low.

“RSOs are robustly managed by the police and our partners through the Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA), and subject to comprehensive risk assessment and risk management in the community. Police Scotland has units of dedicated officers specially trained for this task.”

Figures are not published for a small number of postcode areas where the population of the area in question is particularly low and it is assessed that publication would lead to individuals being identified.

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