East Lothian living scores and map: schools, transport, health and official crime figures
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115,180 residents in 152 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- -Not scored yet: Scotland
- Living
- 5.5/10Fair
What crimes are recorded in East Lothian
Crimes recorded by the police in East Lothian, April 2025 to March 2026, by crime group. Cleared up: the share of those crimes where there was enough evidence under Scots law to consider criminal proceedings.
| Crime | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Crimes in 2024/25 | Cleared up | Scotland per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All crimes | 5,555 | 48.2 | 4,757 | 54% | 56.9 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 1,263 | 11.0 | 1,017 | 73% | 13.6 |
| Sexual crimes | 242 | 2.1 | 242 | 61% | 3.0 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 2,253 | 19.6 | 1,835 | 29% | 21.3 |
| Damage and reckless behaviour | 911 | 7.9 | 765 | 25% | 6.9 |
| Crimes against society | 886 | 7.7 | 898 | 90% | 12.1 |
More: the crimes in each group
| Crime | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Crimes in 2024/25 | Cleared up | Scotland per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | |||||
| Common assault | 1,053 | 9.1 | 845 | 73% | 11.3 |
| Death by dangerous driving | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | - | 0.0 |
| Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 | 45 | 0.4 | 40 | 100% | 0.6 |
| Murder and culpable homicide | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Other non-sexual violence | 90 | 0.8 | 80 | 55% | 0.8 |
| Robbery | 24 | 0.2 | 13 | 111% | 0.3 |
| Serious assault and attempted murder | 50 | 0.4 | 38 | 68% | 0.6 |
| Sexual crimes | |||||
| Causing to view sexual activity or images | 32 | 0.3 | 37 | 59% | 0.5 |
| Communicating indecently | 14 | 0.1 | 15 | 89% | 0.3 |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0% | 0.0 |
| Indecent photos of children | 23 | 0.2 | 27 | 69% | 0.2 |
| Other sexual crimes | 16 | 0.1 | 24 | 44% | 0.3 |
| Rape & attempted rape | 54 | 0.5 | 62 | 25% | 0.6 |
| Sexual assault | 89 | 0.8 | 66 | 80% | 0.9 |
| Threatening to or disclosing intimate images | 14 | 0.1 | 11 | 43% | 0.2 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | |||||
| Fraud | 258 | 2.2 | 246 | 10% | 2.8 |
| Housebreaking | 239 | 2.1 | 219 | 19% | 1.3 |
| Other dishonesty | 82 | 0.7 | 62 | 45% | 0.8 |
| Other theft | 633 | 5.5 | 529 | 22% | 5.5 |
| Shoplifting | 830 | 7.2 | 607 | 45% | 9.6 |
| Theft by opening lockfast places | 49 | 0.4 | 48 | 0% | 0.2 |
| Theft from a motor vehicle | 38 | 0.3 | 33 | 0% | 0.3 |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 124 | 1.1 | 91 | 26% | 0.9 |
| Damage and reckless behaviour | |||||
| Fire-raising | 49 | 0.4 | 55 | 13% | 0.5 |
| Reckless conduct | 32 | 0.3 | 42 | 47% | 0.5 |
| Vandalism | 830 | 7.2 | 668 | 24% | 5.9 |
| Crimes against society | |||||
| Crimes against public justice | 439 | 3.8 | 395 | 93% | 5.3 |
| Drugs - Possession | 234 | 2.0 | 276 | 96% | 3.6 |
| Drugs - Supply | 57 | 0.5 | 54 | 88% | 0.9 |
| Other crimes against society | 9 | 0.1 | 8 | 100% | 0.1 |
| Weapons possession (not used) | 79 | 0.7 | 83 | 79% | 0.8 |
| Weapons possession (used) | 68 | 0.6 | 82 | 73% | 1.4 |
Source: Scottish Government, Recorded crimes and offences and Crime clear up rates (Open Government Licence).
Road collisions
East Lothian, 2023 to 2025: 71 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 26 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 5 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
0.6 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 37% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns and cities in East Lothian
Postcode districts in East Lothian
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Questions about crime in East Lothian
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