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Recorded crime in Scottish Borders

No recorded-crime data is available for Scottish Borders in the archive.

Official figures for this area

Published in the official force-area tables. These are the figures to cite; archive-based numbers above are built from street-level records and may differ.

SeriesLatestA year earlierPublished
Asylum seekers supported in each council area2026 Q2 · people3817Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending June 2026
Outstanding council borrowing2026 Q2 · £ million201Q1 2026-27
Crimes recorded by the police in ScotlandYear ending March 2026 · crimes18432Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2025-26
Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 peopleYear ending March 2026 · per 10,000 population94Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2025-26
People resettled in each council area2020 Q1 · people3—Resettlement by local authority, year ending June 2026
Asylum seekers supported in each council area: 2023 Q3 to 2026 Q2ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010203020232024202520262023 Q3: 2 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 3 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 11 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 17 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 19 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 2 people · published 27 August 20262026 Q1: 30 people · published 27 August 20262026 Q2: 38 people · published 27 August 2026
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PeriodAsylum seekers supported in each council area
2023 Q32 people
2024 Q43 people
2025 Q111 people
2025 Q217 people
2025 Q319 people
2025 Q42 people
2026 Q130 people
2026 Q238 people
Outstanding council borrowing by lender: 2010 Q1 to 2026 Q2LabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010020030020102015202020252010 Q1: £120m £ million · published 3 September 20262011 Q1: £120m £ million · published 3 September 20262012 Q1: £127.6m £ million · published 3 September 20262013 Q1: £43m £ million · published 3 September 20262014 Q1: £127.6m £ million · published 3 September 20262015 Q1: £43m £ million · published 3 September 20262016 Q1: £43m £ million · published 3 September 20262017 Q1: £41m £ million · published 3 September 20262018 Q1: £149.6m £ million · published 3 September 20262019 Q1: £35m £ million · published 3 September 20262020 Q1: £35m £ million · published 3 September 20262020 Q2: £166.8m £ million · published 3 September 20262020 Q3: £166.8m £ million · published 3 September 20262020 Q4: £35m £ million · published 3 September 20262021 Q1: £166.4m £ million · published 3 September 20262021 Q2: £35m £ million · published 3 September 20262021 Q3: £35m £ million · published 3 September 20262021 Q4: £156.1m £ million · published 3 September 20262022 Q1: £35m £ million · published 3 September 20262022 Q2: £175.1m £ million · published 3 September 20262022 Q3: £35m £ million · published 3 September 20262022 Q4: £174.3m £ million · published 3 September 20262023 Q1: £0.6m £ million · published 3 September 20262023 Q2: £174.3m £ million · published 3 September 20262023 Q3: £35m £ million · published 3 September 20262023 Q4: £173.7m £ million · published 3 September 20262024 Q1: £33m £ million · published 3 September 20262024 Q2: £27m £ million · published 3 September 20262024 Q3: £0.6m £ million · published 3 September 20262024 Q4: £0.6m £ million · published 3 September 20262025 Q1: £0.6m £ million · published 3 September 20262025 Q2: £0.6m £ million · published 3 September 20262025 Q3: £349.4m £ million · published 3 September 20262025 Q4: £0.6m £ million · published 3 September 20262026 Q1: £384.4m £ million · published 3 September 20262026 Q2: £20m £ million · published 3 September 2026
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PeriodOutstanding council borrowing by lender
2010 Q1£120m
2011 Q1£120m
2012 Q1£127.6m
2013 Q1£43m
2014 Q1£127.6m
2015 Q1£43m
2016 Q1£43m
2017 Q1£41m
2018 Q1£149.6m
2019 Q1£35m
2020 Q1£35m
2020 Q2£166.8m
2020 Q3£166.8m
2020 Q4£35m
2021 Q1£166.4m
2021 Q2£35m
2021 Q3£35m
2021 Q4£156.1m
2022 Q1£35m
2022 Q2£175.1m
2022 Q3£35m
2022 Q4£174.3m
2023 Q1£0.6m
2023 Q2£174.3m
2023 Q3£35m
2023 Q4£173.7m
2024 Q1£33m
2024 Q2£27m
2024 Q3£0.6m
2024 Q4£0.6m
2025 Q1£0.6m
2025 Q2£0.6m
2025 Q3£349.4m
2025 Q4£0.6m
2026 Q1£384.4m
2026 Q2£20m
Crimes recorded by the police in Scotland: Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour05001k20182020202220242026Year ending March 2017: 64 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2018: 52 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2019: 0 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2020: 1,062 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2021: 18 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2022: 59 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2023: 1 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2024: 819 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2025: 32 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2026: 184 crimes · published 23 June 2026
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PeriodCrimes recorded by the police in Scotland
Year ending March 201764 crimes
Year ending March 201852 crimes
Year ending March 20190 crimes
Year ending March 20201,062 crimes
Year ending March 202118 crimes
Year ending March 202259 crimes
Year ending March 20231 crimes
Year ending March 2024819 crimes
Year ending March 202532 crimes
Year ending March 2026184 crimes
Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 people: Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour05010020182020202220242026Year ending March 2017: 117.2 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2018: 17.7 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2019: 6 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2020: 81.1 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2021: 80.8 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2022: 4.2 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2023: 2.4 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2024: 2.1 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2025: 4.4 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2026: 9.2 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026
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PeriodCrimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 people
Year ending March 2017117.2 per 10,000 population
Year ending March 201817.7 per 10,000 population
Year ending March 20196 per 10,000 population
Year ending March 202081.1 per 10,000 population
Year ending March 202180.8 per 10,000 population
Year ending March 20224.2 per 10,000 population
Year ending March 20232.4 per 10,000 population
Year ending March 20242.1 per 10,000 population
Year ending March 20254.4 per 10,000 population
Year ending March 20269.2 per 10,000 population
People resettled in each council area: 2016 Q1 to 2020 Q1ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative0510201620172018201920202016 Q1: 11 people · published 27 August 20262016 Q4: 10 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q2: 4 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 9 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 3 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 3 people · published 27 August 2026
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PeriodPeople resettled in each council area
2016 Q111 people
2016 Q410 people
2018 Q24 people
2019 Q39 people
2019 Q43 people
2020 Q13 people

Important caveat

Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.

A higher recorded-crime rate does not mean an area is more dangerous. Rates depend on how much crime is reported and recorded, on the number of visitors and commuters who are not counted in the resident population, and on the policing priorities of the force. Anti-social behaviour incidents are shown separately because they are not recorded crimes.

Source

Data
data.police.uk street-level crime archive (Home Office). Offences are placed at anonymised snap points and assigned to 2021 Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which are mapped to local authorities using the ONS Open Geography lookup.
Population
ONS mid-year population estimates for England and Wales, mid-— edition, local authority level; force populations are the sum of their local authorities.
Geography
S12000026 · force Scotland (S92000003)
Rate
offences in the 12 months ÷ resident population × 1,000, rounded to one decimal place.
Method
Methodology