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.
6. 6. Drug Possession
Reports of drug possession have fallen 23% since 2022, with 1,334 incidents in the last year. | John Devlin Photo: Photo: John Devlin
7. Housebreaking
There were 1,179 reports of people forcibly entering another person’s property with the intent to steal. | John Devlin
8. Theft of a motor vehicle
Vehicle theft reports are up 25% in the last year with 1,003 incidents logged. | Pixabay