Crime

Thursday th November 2026 Hundreds of officers are deployed over Edinburgh on Bonfire night as part of Operation Amberlight.

Oxgangs Drive in the City has seen the most activity this year where bins have been set on fire, fireworks have been set of towards houses aswell as Police officer and Fire services

Many areas across he city have a Firework Control Zone in place and officers have a presence in the areas.

'I want to move my family out of Oxgangs after Bonfire Night chaos'

City of Edinburgh Council leader Jane Meagher and Chief Superintendent David Robertson speaking to the media outside Fettes police station in Edinburgh (Danyel VanReenen/PA)

Bonfire Night thugs will be 'brought to justice', says council leader

Midlothian violent crime up with five attempted murders in last year

Police Scotland has been seizing a growing number of e-bikes and e-scooters

MSPs' inquiry into antisocial behaviour around e-bikes and e-scooters

Police believe this man may be able to help them with their enquiries

Police release CCTV images linked to serious assault in Edinburgh

Police car. (Pic credit: John Devlin)

Police crackdown on thefts and assaults as three people arrested

David Smith, 41, showed "complete disregard for his victims" according to Police

Livingston man found guilty of raping three boys

Seafield Road East

Appeal for dash-cam footage after hit-and-run in Portobello

Police on Gilmerton Road

One person injured after gun fired at Edinburgh pub window

Police were called to Drum Street on Tuesday evening

Man charged in connection with 'disturbance' involving bladed weapon

A grey and white Fiat Ducato motor home was stolen from an industrial estate on Turnhouse Road in West Edinburgh

Owners' appeal after motorhome stolen from industrial estate

Princes Street shopkeepers reveal ‘daily’ abuse from feral youths

A car was set alight on Southhouse Road in Edinburgh on Sunday evening, with police now probing what they believe is a "wilful" blaze.

Car set alight on residential street as police probe 'wilful' blaze

The Scottish Government says it is monitoring what happens in Nottingham

Edinburgh MSP says balaclava harassment 'cannot be allowed to go on'

Police Scotland officer and bike

Police search for 'extremely dangerous' motorbike drivers

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'Dangerous' man jailed after targeting women in Edinburgh
Charlie Swain was found guilty of a number of offences during a High Court trail which concluded in August
Heather Carrick

The victims has been named locally as 35-year-old Billy Watson

Two more men charged in connection with fatal shooting of Armadale dad

William Watson, known locally as Billy, was shot dead at a property in Armadale on Saturday, September 12.

Two more arrested after Armadale dad shot dead in 'targeted' attack

Armadale Railway Station

Married couple on date attacked by youth mob outside train station

Police searched two addresses in Musselburgh

Drugs worth £25k discovered at two Musselburgh properties

Pensioner, 79, charged over fatal crash in Edinburgh Tesco car park

Police Scotland have raised concerns over the workload around Prevent referrrals. Picture: John Devlin

Edinburgh and Midlothian addresses raided in human trafficking probe

The theft happened on Northwood Park between 10pm and 10.45pm on Saturday

Hunt for masked thieves after jewellery stolen from West Lothian home

Police were called just before 9pm on Sunday night

Police officer injured in 'disturbance' involving bladed weapon

A 24-year-old man was seriously assaulted at around 2.35am on Saturday, August 1

Police issue CCTV images following serious assault on Princes Street

Increase in shoplifting is alarming, with 11,409 shoplifting incidents reported to police in the year up to June

We all pay the price as retail crime gets out of control in city - Donald Anders...

Reports of crime in the city are on the rise

Ranked: The top 10 most common crimes in Edinburgh last year
Shoplifting tops the list as new figures reveal the scale of crime in the city
Jack Davies

A local MSP has said blamed a lack of police officers on the rising crime stats

SNP accused of 'soft touch' justice as Edinburgh crime surges by 28%

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Former Police Scotland inspector calls for mental health support

Police say there is no risk to the wider public

Six charged with abduction of man in Edinburgh

Suspect named as Sharif Ahmadzai leaves court on Wednesday accused of homicide of Edinburgh woman Elisabeth-Jane Ross

Death of Edinburgh woman in Athens 'devastating', say locals

A heavy police presence was spotted outside St James Quarter on Tuesday night

Multiple teenagers charged after police swarm St James Quarter

Vandals have targeted Edinburgh's North Bridge with red spray paint less than 24 hours after it reopened after eight years of work

North Bridge vandalised less than 24 hours after reopening

Elisabeth Jane Ross was identified as the victim found inside a suitcase discovered in a derelict building in Athens, Greece earlier this month.

Greek police fast-track investigation into woman's death in Greece

Ross Jameson, 43, has been jailed for eight years after using a fake online identity to groom young girls, aged between nine and 15, into sending him sexually explicit videos and images.

'Depraved' paedophile who groomed girls as young as nine jailed

Elisabeth Jane Ross was identified as the victim found inside a suitcase discovered in a derelict building in Athens, Greece earlier this month.

What we know so far as woman found dead inside suitcase in Greece

The incident happened on the footpath between Bog Road and Dean Street

Man 'extremely shaken' after being robbed at knifepoint on footpath

The 30-year-old delivery driver found his bike burnt out on the side of Roseburn Path

Delivery driver 'going through nightmare' after scooter torched

Protest house in Dalkeith, Midlothian

Teenagers charged after protests against sex offenders held

Several flats in the block were damaged in the fire

Domestic abuser set fire to ex's home while child trapped inside

Travellers have returned to Newcraighall Park in Edinburgh, a year after they were evicted from the site.

Police incidents at illegal Travellers site average two per day

Armed officers attended the scene following reports of a male seen with a firearm inside a vehicle on Musselburgh High Street on Sunday afternoon. A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged.

Teen, 15, charged after armed police response to firearm incident

Lothian Buses has recorded more than 1,000 cases of antisocial behaviour so far this year

Over 1,000 cases of antisocial behaviour on Lothian buses this year

The incident happened on the A68 near the junction with the city bypass

Hunt for erratic driver who caused young woman to crash into barrier

A local pub was cordoned off amid the incident

Man charged in connection with death of 44-year-old Edinburgh woman

Police were called to Bailie Grove just after 11.30am on Friday morning

Armed police at housing estate after reports of 'man with a weapon'

The incident occurred at a premises on Princes Street.

Man charged with assault and theft after Princes Street incident

More than 58,000 fake football tops were seized by City of Edinburgh Council's Trading Standards team has been labelled as one of the biggest seizures of its kind in the UK.

Fake football tops worth more than £5m seized in huge haul

A number of Police Scotland officers in uniform

Gang feud eased following 'resolution of differences' between groups

A man has been arrested and charged

Man arrested and charged after stabbing

The Leith Street entrance to the St James Quarter shopping centre

Teen with 'bladed weapon' charged with shoplifting at St James Quarter

Four teenagers have been charged after police were called to reports of a break-in at the disused Liberton Hospital building on Wednesday evening

Teens charged after 'group of intruders' break into abandoned hospital

Marcus Laidley-Sobers was jailed for 21 months after admitting to a threatening and abusive behaviour offence.

Man jailed after admitting to threatening and abusive behaviour

Line of Police Scotland officers

Too few police in East Lothian despite antisocial behaviour, says MP

A police cordon remains in place at Cables Wynd House on Monday afternoon after a suspected stabbing outside the flats last night

Leith residents 'petrified' to go outside after surge in knife crime

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