Published Date: Oct 28th, 2026
A community safety initiative first piloted at Kirkcaldy West Primary School is being rolled out to other schools across Fife after helping young people understand the impact of antisocial behaviour.
Developed by Fife Council's Safer Communities Team, the antisocial behaviour awareness programme was trialled at the school and received positive feedback from pupils and staff. The success of the pilot has led to the programme being expanded to other schools across Fife. 
The initiative is part of a wider work involving Fife Council, Police Scotland and local partners to support young people, tackle antisocial behaviour and helping communities feel safer.
Recent figures presented to Kirkcaldy Area Committee show residential antisocial behaviour cases across the Kirkcaldy area have continued to fall, from 723 in 2023/24 to 571 in 2024/25 and 431 in 2025/26.
Alongside education and prevention work in schools, partners have carried out targeted activity in locations including Kirkcaldy Bus Station, Beveridge Park and Fife Central Retail Park to address issues such as youth disorder, vandalism, fire-raising and the use of off-road bikes.
Councillor Ian Cameron, Convener of Kirkcaldy Area Committee, said: "Helping young people understand the impact such actions can have on others is an important part of creating safer communities.
"It's encouraging to see a programme that started in Kirkcaldy achieving such positive results and now being rolled out more widely across Fife.
"At the same time, local partners continue to work together to address antisocial behaviour and respond to concerns raised by residents. It’s encouraging to see antisocial behaviour cases continuing to fall across the Kirkcaldy area, showing the positive impact that prevention, education and partnership working can have.”
The Safer Communities Team will continue to work with schools, Police Scotland and local partners to support young people and help keep communities across the Kirkcaldy area safe.
