Postcode · City of Edinburgh
Crime in EH7 5SA
How much crime is recorded in EH7 5SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,391 (2024)
EH7 5SACity of Edinburgh
How safe is EH7 5SA
Police Scotland publishes recorded crime by council area only, so there is no neighbourhood figure for EH7 5SA. In 2025-26, City of Edinburgh recorded 74 crimes per 1,000 residents, above the 57 across Scotland.
Crimes per 1,000
74
City of Edinburgh, 2025-26
Scotland
57
Per 1,000 residents
By type, per 1,000 residents
City of EdinburghScotland
Non-sexual crimes of violence14.013.6
Sexual crimes2.33.0
Crimes of dishonesty40.121.3
Damage and reckless behaviour7.36.9
Crimes against society10.712.1
Source: Police Scotland recorded crime via statistics.gov.scot. Groups 1–5 are crimes; offences such as anti-social behaviour and road traffic are counted separately. Not comparable with figures for England and Wales.