Two men have been accused of 'helping themselves' to a tumble dryer in Silverknowes, Edinburgh, after the owner of the appliance caught them red-handed on CCTV
12:50, 15 Oct 2025
The brazen moment in which two men were thought to be stealing a tumble dryer from a stranger's driveway in Edinburgh was captured on camera.
The strange incident occurred outside of a property in Silverknowes last Friday, during which time the resident was out of the house for several hours. The homeowner claimed that the footage shows two men simply walking onto the bottom of the drive and "helping themselves" to the tumble dryer.
She was set to gift the old appliance to a family member after buying a new one. The tumble dryer was sitting outside, as it had been replaced with an updated version inside, and the owner had agreed to give it away to her niece.
However, after she left her home for a mere 40 minutes, the two men came onto her property and left with the dryer. Police Scotland has been made aware, and confirmed enquiries are ongoing.
The Silverknowes resident told Edinburgh Live: "The story of the tumble dryer is that I bought a new efficient heat pump dryer to replace my old dryer, which was still in working order and still looked good. The company I bought from didn’t offer a pickup and recycle, so I booked a slot with EDC bulky uplift, which took almost 3 weeks,"
She further shared: "We had nowhere in the house to store the old dryer, so I put it outside my door on my driveway, nowhere near the street, waiting on the uplift. Meanwhile my niece asked about the dryer, and I said she was welcome to it if it fitted her space.
"My husband drove me into Stockbridge to meet friends. He was away for around 30-40 minutes. In that time these two brazen guys came onto our property despite my car being in the driveway.
"It’s theft, and it’s happening all the time. These guys drive around and go onto people's property and remove anything of scrap value without asking? We don’t feel our property is safe now, unfortunately."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “On Friday, 10 October, 2025, we received a report of a theft from outside a property in Silverknowes, Edinburgh. Enquiries are ongoing.”