Police Scotland provides a monthly report covering incidents and advice for the Forth & Endrick rural area.
The full report is here Police Report CC_Feb_2026
For the Strathblane area, the report says:
| Crime
A vandalism has been recorded following extensive damage caused to the interior of an Air B&B in the village by persons renting the property. Enquires are still ongoing. Assault A person was arrested, cautioned and charged after they punched the victim to the head and presented a knife towards while staying within a hotel in the area. All persons involved were known to each other. The offended was held as a custody to appear at Court the next day. Computer misuse A crime under the computer misuse act has been recorded after a local resident replied to a spam email purporting to be from Outlook requesting the victim sends his emails address and password, with they did. The suspect thereafter emailed all the victims contacts asking them to send digital gift cards. Fortunately, no persons sent any money, and the victim has been provided with suitable security advice. Community Engagement and Reassurance It is important to you to have community officers who you know, who are accessible and who address local problems. PC Darren Gibson joins the Forth & Endrick ward community Policing Team. He comes with 11 years’ response policing experience having spent most of his service within the Callander / Stirling area. PC Matt McCammon and PC Darren Gibson are the Ward Officers for the Forth and Endrick area. They are based at Balfron Police Office and can be contacted at the office, on 101, or at Forthvalleycommunitypolicestirling@scotland.police.uk. It is recommended that this email address is used by the local community for email contact however this should not be used to report crimes. Please remember that we regularly publish useful information and updates on social media, including appeals for information, updates about road closures and crime prevention advice. Our Facebook and Twitter pages can be found at; https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotlandForthValley https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotland X – @PSOSForthValley X – @PoliceScotland NEIGHBOURHOOD ALERT Your local Community Police Officers and Rural Crime Officers regularly send alerts via Neighbourhood Alert. Our most general messages provide information on current scams, crimes, community issues as well as advice and reassurance. Registered users can choose interest groups, what message types they wish to receive and from whom. Users also have the ability to rate, reply and share messages, contribute information and answer surveys. You can also, if you wish, join your local Neighbourhood Watch or set one up at the link below: Sign-up for alerts | Neighbourhood Watch Scotland The system is free for all users. |