 The original Gartcosh Police Station closed in the 1990s however most of Gartcosh continues to be served by Cumbernauld Sub Division of Police Scotland.Gartcosh Railway Station and its access roads, Chapman's Public House and a small number of houses in the village to the south of the railway line are served by Monklands Sub Division, operating from Coatbridge Police Office.Gartcosh has some of the lowest crime rates in the Lanarkshire Division.