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Crime in South Lanarkshire

Every crime series published for South Lanarkshire, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

Crimes recorded by the police in Scotland

In South Lanarkshire, crimes recorded by the police in Scotland rose from 15,324 in the year ending March 2017 to 16,737 in the year ending March 2026, a change of 1,413 or 9.2% (Scottish Government).

Crimes recorded by the police in Scotland: Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour05k10k15k20182020202220242026Year ending March 2017: 15,324 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2018: 16,491 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2019: 16,686 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2020: 17,578 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2021: 17,697 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2022: 15,526 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2023: 15,769 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2024: 16,328 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2025: 16,150 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2026: 16,737 crimes · published 23 June 2026
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Scottish Government. Latest: 16,737 (Year ending March 2026). The national series and its methodology.

Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 people

In South Lanarkshire, crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 people rose from 480.3 in the year ending March 2017 to 501.1 in the year ending March 2026, a change of 20.8 or 4.3% (Scottish Government).

Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 people: Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour020040020182020202220242026Year ending March 2017: 480.3 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2018: 514.6 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2019: 519.3 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2020: 544 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2021: 546.8 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2022: 477.2 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2023: 481.6 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2024: 493.2 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2025: 483.5 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2026: 501.1 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026
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Scottish Government. Latest: 501.1 (Year ending March 2026). The national series and its methodology.

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