THE G13 postcode has got the highest number of registered sex offenders within Greater Glasgow.

A total of 53 sex offenders are living in the area which covers Anniesland, Knightswood and Yoker.

Meanwhile, Whiteinch and Scotstoun has 15, and Drumchapel has 20 sex offenders living there.

According to statistics obtained by the Evening Times using freedom of information legislation, 622 registered sex offenders are currently living in Greater Glasgow.

In 2018, 65 sex offenders in the city broke sections of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

Discrepancies from those registered and living across the city include a failure to disclose a change of address or their whereabouts during a period of monitoring.

As a result, more than one in ten of those being monitored within Glasgow’s communities were in breach of conditions but have since been tracked down by authorities.

The number of sex offenders living in different parts of Glasgow varies greatly by postcode area.

Lambhill and Summerston only has one.

To see the full list published by the Evening Times, click here.

In Scotland, sex offenders are monitored using Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), which bring together the police, local authorities, Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and health boards.

Together, they assess and monitor those who pose a risk to the public.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Protecting the public is a top priority for Police Scotland.

“Police Scotland works in partnership with a number of agencies through MAPPA to ensure that all registered sex offenders are robustly managed within the community. While we can never eliminate risk entirely, we want to reassure communities that all reasonable steps are being taken to protect them.

“Sex offenders are managed in the community under the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) which involve the police service, local authorities, the NHS, Scottish Prison Service and other partners.

“The purpose of MAPPA is to pro-actively manage the risk posed by offenders who have come through the judicial and criminal justice system and by virtue of their sentence are required to comply with the notification requirements placed on them by the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

“A number of measures can be put in place to manage offenders in the community and these are monitored by dedicated police officers and partner organisations. ¬Keeping people safe is our main priority in all cases.”