Figures released by the Scottish Government have shed new light on the types of crime being reported across Edinburgh.
In total, 41,219 crimes were reported in the year ending June 2026, the equivalent of one crime every 12 minutes, 46 seconds.
The revelation have been met with fury from Scottish Conservative Lothian MSP Miles Briggs who called the findings “extremely worrying”.
He added: “We urgently need to see a crackdown on crime in the Capital”.
Scroll through our gallery to see which types of crimes topped the list in the last year.
1. Shoplifting
Reports of people stealing from the city's shops are 3.5 times higher than in 2022 with 11,409 incidents reported in the last year. | UGC
2. Common Assault
There were 6,277 reports of common assault last year as the crime remains stubbornly high. | John Devlin
3. Vandalism
Reports of vandalism have fallen to 3,281, a 9% decrease from last year. | Donald Anderson
4. Crimes against public justice
Crimes like perjury, resisting arrest and bail offences were reported 2,825 times in the last year. | NationalWorld