Police station opening hours
Click on your area below to see opening times for your local stations.
North East – A Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours are provided below.
There is no staffed counter service at Bucksburn. However, if you wish to speak to an officer at this station please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available. There may be a station closer to where you live in a neighbouring division area.
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Marischal College, Aberdeen |
0700-2300 - Mon-Sun (Council building closes after 1700 and buzzer is used thereafter) |
| Kittybrewster, Aberdeen | No public counter provision for general enquiries. Lost and Found Office open 09.00 - 16.00 Mon - Fri |
| Bucksburn | No public counter provision |
| Ballater | No public counter provision |
| Banchory |
Varied Mon - Sun (Approx 0800-1800) |
| Banff | 08.00 - 17.00 Mon - Fri |
| Buckie | Varied cover Mon-Sun |
| Elgin | 0700 - 2200 - Mon-Sun |
| Ellon | 09.00 - 17.00 Mon - Fri |
| Forres | Varied Mon - Fri cover |
| Fraserburgh |
Varied 0900-0000 Mon-Sun |
| Huntly |
0700 - 1600 Mon-Thurs |
| Inverurie |
0700 - 2200 - Mon-Sun |
| Keith | 0815 - 1600 - Mon-Fri |
| Laurencekirk |
0800 - 1600 Mon-Fri |
| Lossiemouth |
0900 - 1700 - Mon-Fri |
| Mintlaw | 0800 - 1600 Mon - Fri |
| Peterhead Police Public Counter (Buchan House) |
0700 - 0000 Mon-Sun |
| Rothes | 09.00 - 17.00 Mon - Fri |
| Stonehaven |
Varied Mon - Sunday (approx 0700 - 2300) |
| Turriff * |
0900 - 1700 Mon-Fri |
| Aboyne | No public counter provision |
| Westhill | No public counter provision |
| Nigg | No public counter provision |
| Northfield | No public counter provision |
Forth Valley – C Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours are provided below.
| Alloa | 0800 - 1800 7 days |
| Balfron |
0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri closed 12.30-13.30 |
| Callander | 0900 - 1600 Mon - Fri |
| Dunblane |
0800-1600 closed 12.00-13.00 |
| Falkirk | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Grangemouth | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Larbert | No public counter provision |
| Stirling | 0700 - 1700 7 days |
Note: Stations open until 1700hrs and 1800hrs will close for 1 hour at 1230hrs daily. There is also a 101 call point facility at Grangemouth and Larbert stations.
Tayside – D Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours are provided below.
There is no longer a staffed counter service at the stations highlighted. However, if you wish to speak to an officer at any of those stations, please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available. There may be a station closer to where you live in a neighbouring division area.
| Arbroath | 0800 - 1600 Mon - Fri |
| Downfield | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Dundee | 24 hours, 7 days |
| Forfar | Mon – Thurs 0700 - 1615 |
| Lochee | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Perth |
0800 - 1800 Mon - Fri |
| Pitlochry | 0900-1700 Mon - Fri |
| Auchterarder | No public counter provision |
| Blairgowrie | No public counter provision |
| Brechin | No public counter provision |
| Carnoustie | No public counter provision |
| Crieff | No public counter provision |
| Kinross | No public counter provision |
| Longhaugh | 0800-1600 Mon-Thurs |
| Maryfield | No public counter provision |
| Arbroath | Mon – Thurs 0800-1715 |
| Montrose | No public counter provision |
Note: Stations open until 1700hrs will close for 1 hour at 1230hrs daily.
Edinburgh – E Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Public counters at St. Leonard's and Gayfield Square will always be open to ensure that anyone who wishes to can attend in person at a police station to access a wide variety of services 24 hours a day, all year round.
Please dial 101 before attending at any other station to check opening times and availability, as these may vary.
If you wish to speak to an officer at a station where there is no public counter provision, please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available. There may be another station open, or officers available, closer to where you are.
In the event that you attend a station that is closed, please dial 101 (a yellow phone is provided at the entrance of every station) to speak to an officer, or to identify the closest available station to you that is open.
| Corstorphine | Please dial 101 during the week for daytime availability. Closed at weekends. |
| Craigmillar | Please dial 101 during the week for daytime availability. Closed at weekends. |
| Drylaw | Please dial 101 for daytime availablity |
| Edinburgh West End | Please dial 101 during the week for daytime availability. Closed at weekends. |
| Gayfield Square |
24 hours 7 days |
| Howdenhall | Please dial 101 for daytime availablity |
| Leith | Please dial 101 for daytime availablity |
| Portobello | Please dial 101 for daytime availablity |
| St Leonards | 24 hours 7 days |
| South Queensferry | Please dial 101 during the week for daytime availability. Closed at weekends. |
| Wester Hailes |
Please dial 101 for daytime availability Counter closed between Monday 20 - Sunday 26 February |
| Balerno | No public counter provision |
| Oxgangs | No public counter provision |
Greater Glasgow – G Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours are provided below.
There is no longer a staffed counter service at Anderston, Craigie Street and Garscadden. However, if you wish to speak to an officer at any of those stations, please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available. There may be a station closer to where you live in a neighbouring division area.
| Baillieston | Temporarily closed |
| Baird Street | 0800 - 1800 7 days |
| Barrhead |
0800 – 1800 (closed for lunch 1230 – 1330 hrs) |
| Bishopbriggs | 0800 - 1600 7 days |
| Castlemilk | 0900-1700 Mon-Fri (not Wednesday) |
| Cathcart | 0700-0000 all week |
| Drumchapel | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Easterhouse | 0900-1800hrs, 7 days a week, closed 1230-1330 daily for refreshment breaks |
| Giffnock |
0700 – 0000 (closed for lunch 1130 – 1230; dinner 1930 – 2030 hrs) |
| Stewart Street (Glasgow City Centre) | 24 hours 7 days |
| Partick (Glasgow West End) | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Gorbals | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Govan | 24 hours 7 days |
| Kirkintilloch | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| London Road | 0700 - 0000 7 days |
| Maryhill | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Milngavie | 0800 - 1600 7 days |
| Pollok | 0700 - 2200 7 days |
| Pollokshaws | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Saracen | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Shettleston | 0800-midnight, 7 days a week, closed 1200-1300 & 2000-2100hrs for refreshment breaks |
| Anderston | No public counter provision |
| Craigie Street | No public counter provision |
| Garscadden | No public counter provision |
Note: Stations open until 1700hrs and 1800hrs will close for 1 hour at 1230hrs daily.
The Lothians and Scottish Borders – J Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours are provided below.
There is no longer a staffed counter service at the stations highlighted. However, if you wish to speak to an officer at any of those stations, please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available. There may be a station closer to where you live in a neighbouring division area.
| Bathgate | Monday - Closed Tuesday - 0830-1830 (Closed every alternate Tuesday) Wednesday - 0830-1630 (Closed every alternate Wednesday) Thursday - 0830-1830 (Closed every alternate Thursday) Friday - 0830-1830 (closed every alternate Friday) Saturday - Closed Sunday - Closed |
| Broxburn | Monday to Thursday - 0800-1715 Friday to Sunday - closed |
| Dalkeith | Monday - 0700-0000 (2 days per month 0700-1600 only) Tuesday - 0700-0000 (1 day per month 0700-1600 only) Wednesday - 0700-0000 (1 day per month 1600-0000 only) Thursday - 0700-0000 (1 day per month 0700-1600 only) Friday - 0700-0000 Saturday - 0700-0000 (1 day per month 0700-1600 only) Sunday - 0700-0000 (1 day per month 0700-1600 only) |
| Dunbar | Monday - 0800-1600 Tuesday - 0800-1600 Wednesday - Closed Thursday - 0800-1600 Friday - 0800-1600 Saturday - Closed Sunday - Closed |
| Duns | Monday to Friday - 0730-1500 Saturday & Sunday - Closed |
| Eyemouth | Monday to Thursday - 0830-1600 Friday to Sunday - closed |
| Galashiels | Open 7 days - 0800-1800 |
| Haddington | Monday to Friday - 0840-1600 Saturday & Sunday - Closed |
| Hawick | Open 7 days - 0800-1800 |
| Jedburgh | Monday to Friday - 0800-1600 Saturday & Sunday - Closed |
| Kelso | Monday to Friday - 0800-1530 Saturday & Sunday - Closed |
| Linlithgow | Monday to Friday - 0900-1700 (Closed every alternate Monday) Saturday & Sunday - Closed |
| Livingston | 24 hours 7 days |
| Musselburgh | Monday - 0800-1700 Tuesday - 0800-1700 (Closed every alternate Tuesday) Wednesday - 0800-1700 (Closed every alternate Wednesday) Thursday - Closed Friday - Closed Saturday - 0800-1700 (Closed every alternate Saturday) Sunday - 0800-1700 (Closed every alernate Sunday) |
| North Berwick | Monday - Closed Tuesday - 0900-1700 Wednesday - 0900-1700 Thursday - Closed Friday - Closed Saturday - Closed Sunday - Closed |
| Peebles | Monday to Friday - 0800-1600 Saturday & Sunday - Closed |
| Penicuik |
Monday to Friday - 0730-1530 Thursday, 9 November - Monday, 13 November inclusive - CLOSED |
| Tranent | Monday to Wednesday - 0900-1700 Thursday to Sunday - Closed |
| Whitburn | Monday to Friday - 0900-1700 Saturday & Sunday - Closed |
| Armadale | No public counter provision |
| Bonnyrigg | No public counter provision |
| Coldstream | No public counter provision |
| Gorebridge | No public counter provision |
| Lauder | No public counter provision |
| Loanhead | No public counter provision |
| Melrose | No public counter provision |
| Newbattle | No public counter provision |
| Selkirk | No public counter provision |
| West Calder | No public counter provision |
Renfrewshire and Inverclyde – K Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours are provided below.
There is no longer a staffed counter service at the stations highlighted. However, if you wish to speak to an officer at any of those stations, please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available at the station. There may be a station closer to where you live in a neighbouring division area. Note that the Johnstone station is located within the town hall.
| Greenock | 24 hours 7 days |
| Johnstone | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Paisley | 24 hours 7 days |
| Renfrew | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Fergsulie Park | No public counter provision |
| Glasgow Airport | No public counter provision |
Note: Stations open until 1700hrs will close for 1 hour at 1230hrs daily.
Argyll and West Dunbartonshire – L Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours are provided below.
There is no longer a staffed counter service at Alexandria, Bowmore and Tobermory. However, if you wish to speak to an officer at any of those stations, please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available at the station. There may be a station closer to where you live in a neighbouring division area.
| Campbeltown | 0700 - 1800 |
| Clydebank | 24 hours 7 days |
| Dumbarton | 0800 - 1800 7 days |
| Dunoon |
0700 - 1800 |
| Helensburgh | 0800 - 1800 |
| Lochgilphead | 0700 - 1800 7 days |
| Oban | 24 hours 7 days |
| Rothesay |
0700 - 1800 |
| Alexandria | No public counter provision |
| Bowmore | No public counter provision |
| Tobermory | No public counter provision |
Note: Dumbarton Police Station will close for 1 hour at 1230hrs daily. Helensburgh Police Station will close for 1 hour at 1230hrs, Monday to Thursday.
Highland and Islands – N Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours are provided below.
There is no longer a staffed counter service at Glencoe. However, if you wish to speak to an officer at any of those stations, please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available at the station. There may be a station closer to where you live in a neighbouring division area.
| Alness |
0900 – 1700, Mon-Fri |
| Aviemore | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Benbecula | 0900 - 1230 Mon - Fri |
| Dingwall | 0800 – 1800 or 0900 – 1700, 7 days |
| Fort William | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Inverness | 09:00-17:00 Monday- Friday 10:00-17:00 Saturday-Sunday |
| Kirkwall | 0700 – 0000, 7 days |
| Kyle of Lochlash | 0900 - 1300 Mon - Thu |
| Lerwick | 0800-1800, 7 days |
| Mallaig | 0900 - 1700 Mon, Tue, Thurs and Friday |
| Nairn | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Portree | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Stornoway | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Dingwall | Open daily 0800 - 1800hrs. Close for lunch 1230 - 1330hrs |
| Stromness | Shared service 0900-1700 Mon-Fri 1100-1600 Sat |
| Tain | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Thurso | Currently closed due to building work |
| Ullapool |
0900-1700, Tues and Thurs |
| Wick | 0900-1700, 7 days |
| Glencoe | No public counter provision |
| Golspie |
Shared service 0930-1230 Mon-Fri |
Note: Due to staffing absence or shortages, offices may not be opened as advertised.
Fife – P Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours are provided below.
There is no longer a staffed counter service at the stations highlighted below. However, if you wish to speak to an officer at any of those stations, please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available at the station. There may be a station closer to where you live in a neighbouring division area.
| Cowdenbeath | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Cupar | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Dalgety Bay (South West Fife) | No public counter provision |
| Dunfermline | 24 hours 7 days |
| Glenrothes (Detroit Road) | 0800 - 2300 7 days |
| Kirkcaldy | 24 hours 7 days |
| Levenmouth | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| St Andrews | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Burntisland | No public counter provision |
| Cardenden | No public counter provision |
| Oakley | No public counter provision |
Note: Stations open until 1700hrs will close for 1 hour at lunchtime daily.
These hours may be subject to short term change - an intercom system is present outside the public entrances and can be used to contact Police Control Room when an office is not staffed.
Lanarkshire – Q Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours are provided below.
There is no longer a staffed counter service at the stations highlighted below. However, if you wish to speak to an officer at any of those stations, please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available. There may be a station closer to where you live in a neighbouring division area.
| Airdrie |
0800 - 1800 7 days Closed 13:00-14:00 Lunch |
| Bellshill |
0800 - 1800 7 days |
| Blantyre |
0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Coatbridge |
0700 - midnight 7 days (Closes for lunch 1230-1330) |
| Cumbernauld |
0800 - 1800 7 days (closes 1220-1330 for lunch) |
| East Kilbride |
0800 - 1800 7 days |
| Hamilton | 24 hours 7 days |
| Kilsyth |
0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Lanark |
24 hours 7 days |
| Larkhall |
0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Motherwell | 24 hours 7 days |
| Rutherglen |
0800 - 1800 7 days |
| Wishaw |
0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Cambuslang | No public counter provision |
| Carluke | No public counter provision |
| Lesmahagow | No public counter provision |
| Shotts | No public counter provision |
Ayrshire – U Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours are provided below.
There is no staffed counter service at Drongan, Girvan and Stewarton. However, if you wish to speak to an officer at any of those stations, please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available. There may be a station closer to where you live in a neighbouring division area.
| Ayr |
0700 - 2300, 7 days Closed 1200 - 1300 and 1900 - 2000 |
| Cummock | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Galston | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Irvine | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Kilbrinie | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Kilmarnock | 0700 - midnight 7 days |
| Largs | 0900 - 1700 Mon - Fri |
| Saltcoats | 0800 - 1800 7 days |
| Arran | No public counter provision |
| Dalmellington | No public counter provision |
| Drongan | No public counter provision |
| Girvan | No public counter provision |
| Millport | No public counter provision |
| Stewarton | No public counter provision |
Dumfries and Galloway – V Division
Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours
Your local police station opening hours changed with effect from 3 March 2014.
There is no longer a staffed counter service at Kirkcudbright and Dalbeattie. However, if you wish to speak to an officer at any of those stations, please dial 101 prior to attending to ensure officers are available at the station. There may be a station closer to where you live in a neighbouring division area.
| Annan | Mon – Fri 0830 – 1600hrs |
| Castle Douglas | 7 days per week 0800 – 1800 hrs |
| Dumfries (Cornwall Mount, Divisional HQ) | Mon – Fri 0830 – 1600hrs |
| Dumfries (Loreburn Street) |
Mon 0900 – 1700 hrs Tue – Fri 0800 – 2000 hrs Sat 0900 – 1700 hrs |
| Lockerbie | Mon - Fri 0900 – 1700 hrs |
| Newton Stewart | 0930 – 1330 hrs Mon - Fri |
| Sanquhar | Mon - Fri 0900 – 1700 hrs |
| Stranraer | 24 hours 7 days |
| Kirkcudbright | No public counter provision |
| Dalbeattie | No public counter provision |
Note: Stations open until 1700hrs and 1800hrs will close for 1 hour at 1230hrs daily. Also note that stations not open 24 hours are staffed by available officers who are not attending incidents, otherwise they may be closed.
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