Latest official year
2024
Official Nation statistics
Scotland burglary statistics (2024)
Official burglary figures for Scotland in 2024, with local authority-level detail below.
Local authority pages use the same validated official source as this nation summary.
Latest official figures
Recorded burglary
7,381official total
Burglary rate
1.30per 1,000 residents
What the trend means
In 2024, Scotland recorded 7,381 official burglary offences (1.3 per 1,000 residents). Figures use local authority reporting geography rolled up to nation (32 of 32 local authorities reporting 2024) — missing years are never shown as zero.
Figures summarise the official published series for this reporting geography. Missing years are never shown as zero.
What these figures cover
Scotland
Nation
Official burglary figures for Scotland from ONS / Police Scotland / PSNI. Geography: local authority reporting geography rolled up to nation (32 of 32 local authorities reporting 2024).
Population (2024): 5,478,220 — Scotland
Source: ONS / Police Scotland / PSNI
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32 official counties — browse A–Z or filter by name.
A
- Aberdeen City
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Argyll and Bute
C
- City of Edinburgh
- Clackmannanshire
D
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dundee City
E
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Lothian
- East Renfrewshire
F
- Falkirk
- Fife
G
- Glasgow City
H
- Highland
I
- Inverclyde
M
- Midlothian
- Moray
N
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
O
- Orkney Islands
P
- Perth and Kinross
R
- Renfrewshire
S
- Scottish Borders
- Shetland Islands
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- Stirling
W
- West Dunbartonshire
- West Lothian
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Common questions
- What is the latest official burglary figure for Scotland?
- In 2024, Scotland recorded 7,381 official burglary offences — 1.3 per 1,000 residents, published by ONS / Police Scotland / PSNI.
- Does this page assess my home?
- No. This page summarises published area statistics only. The free assessment checks your property type, access points, and existing security, with personalised recommendations.
- What should I know about how this figure is measured?
- Scotland total sums official local-authority burglary/housebreaking counts for 32 of 32 local authorities in 2024. Offence definitions differ from other UK nations, so this is never blended into a single UK-wide figure.
Official sources
These organisations publish the official statistics summarised on this page.
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