List of gangs in Glasgow
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The following list of gangs was published in the Glasgow Evening Times in February 2006 as identified by Strathclyde Police
with the accompanying map .
The city was divided into North Glasgow, South Glasgow and East Glasgow. East Glasgow had the most identified gangs with 41 followed by South Glasgow with 38 and North Glasgow with 31. The districts with the overall greatest number of gangs were Greater Pollok
with 11, Govan
with 10 and Drumchapel
with 9.
Bearsden
West Clydeside
Knightswood
Maryhill
Cadder & Summerston
Milton
and Possil
West End
Sighthill
Keppo Chhill
Townhead
Gorbals
Greater Pollok
South West
Southside
Castlemilk
Bridgeton
/Dalmarnock
Parkhead
/Shettleston
/Tollcross
East End
Easterhouse
Edinburgh Road
Ruchazie
Garthamlock
North East
Strathclyde Police
Strathclyde Police is the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West...
with the accompanying map .
The city was divided into North Glasgow, South Glasgow and East Glasgow. East Glasgow had the most identified gangs with 41 followed by South Glasgow with 38 and North Glasgow with 31. The districts with the overall greatest number of gangs were Greater Pollok
Pollok
Pollok is a large district on the south-western side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It was built to house families from the overcrowded inner city...
with 11, Govan
Govan
Govan is a district and former burgh now part of southwest City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick....
with 10 and Drumchapel
Drumchapel
Drumchapel , known to locals and residents as 'The Drum', is part of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, having been annexed from Dunbartonshire in 1938. It borders Bearsden to the east and Clydebank to the west . The area is bordered by Knightswood and Yoker in Glasgow. The name derives from the...
with 9.
North Glasgow
DrumchapelDrumchapel
Drumchapel , known to locals and residents as 'The Drum', is part of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, having been annexed from Dunbartonshire in 1938. It borders Bearsden to the east and Clydebank to the west . The area is bordered by Knightswood and Yoker in Glasgow. The name derives from the...
- Y. Peel Glen Team
- Y. Hill Team Derry
- Y. Linkwood Mad Squad
- Southdeen Young Team
- Young Cloan Mad Squad
- Y. Bellway Fleeto
- Jedworth Young Team
- Y. Dardie P
- Y. Essenside Fleeto
Bearsden
Bearsden
Bearsden ) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the City Centre, and is effectively a suburb, with housing development coinciding with the introduction of a railway line in 1863, and from where the town gets its name...
- MO$$y P0$$Y
West Clydeside
- Yoker Langy
- Yoker Toi
- Y. Whiteinch Bowrie
- Y. ScotstounScotstounScotstoun is a historic district of Glasgow, Scotland, west of Glasgow City Centre. It is bounded by Yoker and Knightswood to the west, Victoria Park, Broomhill and Whiteinch to the east, Jordanhill to the north and the River Clyde to the south...
Fleet - FinniestonFinniestonFinnieston is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, situated on the North bank of the River Clyde and between the city's West End and the city centre. It is home to the SECC, where many musical concerts and important conferences are held...
- AnderstonAnderstonAnderston is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is on the north bank of the River Clyde and extends to the western edge of the city centre...
Young Team
Knightswood
Knightswood
Knightswood is a suburban district in Glasgow, containing 4 areas: Knightswood North or High Knightswood, Knightswood South or Low Knightswood, Knightswood Park and Blairdardie. It has a golf course and park, and good transport links with the rest of the city. Garscadden and Scotstounhill railway...
- Y. Kwood Fleeto
Maryhill
Maryhill
Maryhill is an area of the City of Glasgow in Scotland. Maryhill is a former burgh. The population of Maryhill is about 52,000. Maryhill stretches over along Maryhill Road...
- Y. Trossachs Street
- Valley Young Team
- Y. Maryhill Fleeto
Cadder & Summerston
Summerston
Summerston is a residential area of Glasgow, Scotland. There is a riding school used by Strathclyde Police Mounted Branch. John Paul Academy, one of Glasgow's 11 Roman Catholic secondary schools is in Summerston. 4th Glasgow Beaver Colony and Cub Scout Pack are based in Summerston in Caldercuilt...
- Cadder Young Team
- Y. Skitso Lyndale
Milton
Milton, Glasgow
Milton is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde.Building on Milton in Glasgow started in the late 1940s as part of a general post-war construction programme by Glasgow Corporation to deal with the housing shortage and slum clearances.The housing scheme...
and Possil
Possilpark
Possilpark is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde. Following the closure of the Saracen Foundry in 1967, this section of Glasgow has become one of the poorest in the United Kingdom, with an above average crime rate....
- Westray Boyz P
- Y. Milton Tongs P
- Y. RuchillRuchillRuchill is a district in the city of Glasgow. It lies within the Canal Ward of North Glasgow in the area between the Maryhill and Possilpark areas of the city. It has traditionally been characterised by a high degree of deprivation and social problems...
Fleeto - Y. Posso Fleeto
West End
- Y. Georges Xross
- Y. PartickPartickPartick is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch. Partick was a Police burgh from 1852 until 1912 when it was incorporated into the city.-History:...
Fleeto - Hillhead Young Team
Sighthill
Sighthill, Glasgow
Sighthill is a Housing estate in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde.Sighthill is part of the wider Springburn district in the North of the city...
- Y. Sighthill Mafia
Keppo Chhill
- Keppochhill Gang
Townhead
Townhead
-Location:Townhead has no fixed boundaries. In ancient times it was the undeveloped area north of the cathedral and town. If we use this description then it is bordered to the west by the area of Cowcaddens, to the north by Sighthill and the east by Royston and south by Merchant City...
- Young Toon Toi
South Glasgow
GovanGovan
Govan is a district and former burgh now part of southwest City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick....
- Y. Govan Team
- Y. LinthouseLinthouseLinthouse is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. It is immediately west of Govan, and although it is often referred to locally as 'Govan' due to its closeness, it is in fact a distinct area .Linthouse was home to the shipbuilder...
Goucho - DrumoyneDrumoyneDrumoyne is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde.It is the birthplace of Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United football club since November 1986 and now the most successful manager in English football...
Young Team - Y. Crosse Posse
- Y. Kimbo Kills
- Tuecharhill Young Team
- Young Young Winey
- Ibrox Tongs
- Kinning ParkKinning ParkKinning Park is a southern suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. In 1897 it had a population of 14326.-Political history:Originally a separate police burgh founded in 1871, it became part of Glasgow in 1905. It was the smallest such burgh in Scotland at just...
Derry - Craigton Goucho
Gorbals
Gorbals
The Gorbals is an area on the south bank of the River Clyde in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. By the late 19th century, it had become over-populated and adversely affected by local industrialisation. Many people lived here because their jobs provided this home and they could not afford their own...
- Y. Sooside Cumbie
- Y. Crossie Cumbie
- Hutchie Boyz
Greater Pollok
Pollok
Pollok is a large district on the south-western side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It was built to house families from the overcrowded inner city...
- Y. Pollok Kross
- Y. Cookie Possie
- Pollok Young Team
- Y. Pollok Bushwackers
- Housy Mad Sqwad
- Y. Nitsie Fleeto
- Y. Southie
- Parkhouse
- Y. Tiny Priesty
- ArdenArden, GlasgowArden is the location of a medium-sized housing estate on the very edge of Glasgow, southwest of the city centre.-History:The S.S.H.A built the estate between 1953 and 1957, to rehouse families from the old overcrowded inner city tenements. Historically, Arden was a farm and formed part of Sir...
Young Toon - Darnley Mad Squad
South West
- Y. Penilee Pen
- HillingtonHillington, GlasgowHillington is a residential suburb and an industrial estate on the southwestern edge of the Scottish city of Glasgow. Whilst the residential area is wholly within Glasgow, the greater part of the industrial estate falls under the jurisdiction of neighbouring Renfrew, although for business...
Young Team - Moussy Young Team
Southside
- Y. Shaws Team
- GovanhillGovanhillGovanhill is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde between the Gorbals, Mount Florida and Queen's Park...
Young Team - Young Shields Mad Sqwad
- ToryglenToryglenToryglen is a small district in southern Glasgow, Scotland. It is approximately 2 miles south of the city centre to the west of Rutherglen. It is bounded to the west by Mount Florida, the north by Oatlands and the south by King's Park....
Toi - BattlefieldBattlefield, GlasgowBattlefield is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. The area takes its name from the Battle of Langside of 1568 in which Mary, Queen of Scots' army was defeated by James VI...
Young Team
Castlemilk
Castlemilk
Castlemilk is a district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies to the south of the city adjacent to Rutherglen, Croftfoot, Simshill and the separate village of Carmunnock...
- The Cton
- Y. Castlemilk Valley
- Y. Castlemilk Tay
- Y. Machrie Fleeto
- Castlemilk Young Craig
- Y. Holmbyre Fleet
- CarmunnockCarmunnockCarmunnock is a conservation village within the City of Glasgow boundary, lying within three miles of East Kilbride and Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire, and Busby, East Renfrewshire....
Young Team
East Glasgow
Inner East End- Duke StreetDuke Street, GlasgowDuke Street is a street running to the East End of Glasgow from the High Street in the City Centre, through the residential district of Dennistoun, running past The Forge Shopping Centre, before terminating at a junction with the Great Eastern Road , Westmuir Street and Springfield Road, to form a...
Fleet - HaghillHaghillHaghill is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated in the east end of Glasgow, north of the River Clyde. The housing includes tenements, former council houses and several more recently constructed homes. It is bordered by Riddrie to the north, Carntyne to the east and Dennistoun...
Powery - Real Calton Tongs
- Monks DennistounDennistounDennistoun is a district of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated north of the River Clyde in the east end of the city. It is made up of a number of smaller districts - Milnbank to the north, 'The Drives' in the centre of the area and Bellgrove below Duke Street to the south. In a 2004...
- Gallowgate Mad Squad
Bridgeton
Bridgeton, Glasgow
Bridgeton is a district to the east side of Glasgow city centre. It is bounded by Glasgow Green to the west, Dalmarnock to the east and south and Calton to the north-west at Abercromby Street/ London Road...
/Dalmarnock
- Y. Bridgeton Darry
- Y. White Scheme Derry
- Read Street Dickies
- Baltic Fleet
Parkhead
Parkhead
Parkhead is a district in the East End of Glasgow. Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road and Westmuir Street. Duke Street and Springfield Road also meet there, to form a turreted Edwardian five-way junction at Parkhead Cross...
/Shettleston
Shettleston
Shettleston is a district in the east end of Glasgow in Scotland. Like many of the city's districts, Shettleston was originally a small village on its outer edge. Today Shettleston lies between the neighbouring districts of Parkhead to the west, and Baillieston to the east, and is about 2 and a...
/Tollcross
Tollcross, Glasgow
Tollcross is an area north of the River Clyde in Glasgow and has a popular park which is famed for its international rose trials. It lies approximately a mile east of the neighbouring suburb of Parkhead, and just north of Braidfauld and south of Shettleston....
- Y. Parkhead Border
- Y. Parkhead Rebels
- Y. Shettleston Tigers
- Tollcross Wee Men
East End
- The Fullarton
- Y. Carmyle Tahiti
- The Vulgar
- The Mounty
Easterhouse
Easterhouse
Easterhouse is a suburb about east of Glasgow city centre, Scotland. It was partially built on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of a boundary expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. Building began in the mid-1950s by the then local authority, Glasgow Corporation...
- The Drummy
- Young Den Toi
- Skinheads
- Aggro
Edinburgh Road
- Bar-L
- Young Calvay
- The Boig
- Young Torran Toi
- The Easthall
- Young CarntyneCarntyneCarntyne is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde, and to the east end of the city...
Goucho - High Tyne
- Young Cranhill Fleeto
Ruchazie
Ruchazie
Ruchazie is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated to the North-East of the city close to Easterhouse. The area has experienced considerable re-generation and improvement in recent years thanks to Tower Homes LHO and Ruchazie Housing Association...
- Coby
- Young High End Ziggy Fleet
- Lo End
Garthamlock
- GYTO
- Craigend
North East
- Y. SpringburnSpringburnSpringburn is an inner city district in the north of the Scottish city of Glasgow, home to various working and middle-class households.Springburn developed from a small rural hamlet at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Its industrial expansion began with the establishment of a chemical...
Peg - Y. Team Gringo
- Auchinairn Young Team
- Young BlackhillBlackhill, Glasgowthumb|left|Blackhill Locks on the [[Monkland Canal]]thumb|left|Blackhill Locks lower basinBlackhill is an area of north east Glasgow, Scotland. It was developed as a council housing estate in the 1930s...
Toi - RC Shamrock
- Riddrie Loyal
- Young GermistonGermiston, GlasgowGermiston is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde.The area forms part of the suburb of Springburn for political purposes, but is more commonly referred to as part of the Royston corridor,its location midway between Blackhill & Garngad earns it a...