Children as young as four involved in house-breaking and petty assault.

Parents are being urged to take better control after figures revealed children as young as four were involved in house-breaking and petty assault.

The statistics come in a Freedom of Information request released by Grampian Police.

Last year's figures across Scotland showed children as young as two were caught engaged in criminal activities.

The Scottish Government said the root causes of crimes needed to be tackled, including deprivation.

The figures compiled by Grampian Police show that during a single year nearly 10,000 crimes were committed by children under 18.

Perhaps the most striking group were those aged under eight - where 49 offences were committed. Read more
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