84.0 crimes per 1,000 population in 2023/24, in the middle of Edinburgh's 17-ward range — meaningfully below the top four wards but above the citywide median. No specific incidents beyond the rate itself were found in local press, so the tone follows the numeric rate plainly. Sources checked: Churchill Support Services / Scottish Daily Express, 28 Nov 2024.
Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17) — Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Average Safety level (no day/night split in the source data)
In detail
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This rating comes from a structured local-source assessment. This specific area was reviewed against credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — and the signals were consolidated across sources rather than taken from any single report, with the reasoning and the sources shown above. Edinburgh publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does publish one, Wandroz uses it instead of an assessment. Where a review finds nothing documented, that is recorded as no findings rather than as a safety rating.
Frequently asked questions
Is Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17) safe?
Wandroz currently rates Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17) in Edinburgh as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Edinburgh. This comes from a structured local-source assessment: an area-level review of credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — consolidated across sources rather than taken from a single report. Edinburgh publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead. The source data has no day/night breakdown, so this single rating applies at any time of day rather than being a distinct night-specific figure.
Does Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17)'s rating differ between day and night?
No — Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17)'s source data has no time-of-day breakdown, so the same rating (roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Edinburgh) is shown for both day and night rather than Wandroz inventing a separate night figure it doesn't actually have.
Is Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17) a good area to stay in as a tourist?
Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17)'s day rating (roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Edinburgh) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. Note that the Booking.com link on this page searches Portobello, not Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17) specifically: Booking does not list this neighbourhood as a destination of its own, so check each property's address against the map above.
Is there official crime data for Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17)?
Not an official government crime feed — Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17)'s rating comes from Wandroz's own current local/national press and survey research for this specific area instead (see the note on this page for what was checked and the sources used). An absence of recent negative coverage is treated as inconclusive, not as proof the area is safe. If you live in or know Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17) well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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