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Scotsman
24-06-2025
- Scotsman
The 10 Edinburgh areas which are worst for shoplifting
Broken down into council wards, the latest crime statistics for Edinburgh show that the city centre had the most recorded shoplifting crimes from April to December, 2024, with 1,706 incidents. Leith Walk was second with 712 recorded shoplifting crimes, followed by Portobello/ Craigmillar with 487. Check out our photo gallery to see the 10 worst areas in Edinburgh for shoplifting crimes, according to the latest data from Police Scotland. 1 . City centre Edinburgh city centre was the area with the most shoplifting incidents, 1,706 from April to December last year, 2,199 in the whole of 2024. Photo: Lisa Ferguson Photo Sales 2 . Leith Walk With 712 recorded shoplifting crimes from April to December last year, Leith Walk was second on the list, with a total of 794 for the whole of 2024. Photo: Google Street View Photo Sales 3 . Portobello/ Craigmillar There were 487 recorded shoplifting crimes in the Portobello/ Craigmillar council ward area from April to December, 2024, 626 for the whole of last year. | National World Photo: Dan Phillips Photo Sales 4 . Sighthill/ Gorgie There were 415 recorded shoplifting crimes in the Sighthill/ Gorgie council ward from April to December last year. | Purple Bricks Photo Sales
Scotsman
21-05-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
Edinburgh roads: City transport projects divided into two lists - 'proceed' and 'pause'
A string of transport projects in Edinburgh are set to be put on hold as the city council prioritises schemes it is confident can be funded and delivered over the next 10 years. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The 'pause' list, which will go to the transport and environment committee for approval next week, includes improvements being planned for Portobello town centre to reduce the impact of through traffic on the High Street. Other projects to be paused are a redesign of the junction at Holy Corner, active travel improvements in Frederick Street and Hanover Street North and "liveable neighbourhood" plans for Gilmerton. Edinburgh Council is holding a consultation exercise on its plans for a '20-minute neighbourhood' in Portobello (Picture: Dan Phillips) | TSPL Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad But most of the bigger projects in the city are to continue, including the revamp of George Street, whose escalating cost was thought by some to make it a prime candidate for being paused. Transport convener Stepehn Jenkinson said:'George Street is a flagship project. It has been a long time in the making; it ticks many boxes with regards to public realm improvements active travel improvements; but ultimately it also has an economic development element which is important. 'It's one of the premier streets in Scotland's capital city and is a real economic driver not just for Edinburgh but also for Scotland. And a lot of time and effort has been taken to work with the local community, the businesses and retailers in George Street, and ensure this major infrastructure project is one where we see real benefits to the whole of the city centre.' The list of 73 projects proposed to "proceed" and 61 recommended to "pause" emerged from a scoring exercise carried out on all the projects which form part of the council's City Mobility Plan. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The north-south tram extension and the masterplan for Princes Street were exempt because they fall under a different heading, but pedestrianisation schemes, low traffic neighbourhoods, junction improvements and active travel projects were all looked at to see whether they were likely to receive funding and could realistically be delivered within a decade. Key projects expected to get the go-ahead include the extension of 20mph speed limits, the 7-7-7 bus lane trial, Meadows to George Street active travel scheme, Corstorphine low traffic neighbourhood, Dalry town centre, Dalmahoy junction improvements and South Queensferry High Street revamp. Cllr Jenkinson said the review had taken a 'pragmatic, rational and professional' approach to the various projects. He said: 'The financial position we're now working within means multi-year funding has gone, so we're into an annual bidding process for funding to deliver multi-year projects. This report sets out the proposed capital investment programme for the City Mobiity Plan. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'It sets out our priorities for the next decade and how we're going to manage this work stack - we're going to have an annual report, which will not only track the progress on delivery, but will also highlight any proposed changes. That will allow us to work a lot smarter with the resources we have available to us, so we have a clear and achievable path to delivering on the City Mobility Plan.'
