Watch as Edinburgh gang openly brandishes knives on Princes Street

An Edinburgh businessman has described the terrifying moment he was confronted by a knife-wielding gang on Princes Street.

Finlay-James McLeod-Bain, who owns Whisky Laundromat on Jeffrey Street, was walking across the city at around 7:20pm, when he became caught in the middle of a gang fight.

Mr McLeod-Bain said: “There was three on one side of me and three on the other.” Adding, “they were wearing balaclavas, so I couldn’t see their faces and they kept going into their trousers and shouting at each other.

“At first I thought they were attacking me as I was in the middle. That’s when I became scared and panicky, and was just thinking I need to get out of the way.

“I was thinking of my loved ones at that moment.”

Panicked, he managed to get to safety, realising the gang members were threatening each other. Mr McLeod-Bain added that he was shocked by the size of the weapons. He said: “I think of knives as like a kitchen knife or something. These ones were huge, around the length of my arm.

“I’ve never seen this kind of crime in Edinburgh before. You expect things like punch-ups, but never this kind of knife crime.”

“They were running across the street between H&M and the Scott Monument. Some were pulling out their blades and flashing them while others were waving them around.

“It’s the sort of thing that you think happens elsewhere, like in some parts of Glasgow. It was totally unexpected.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a group of men causing a disturbance on Princes Street in Edinburgh around 7.20pm on Monday, October 13, 2025.

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“The area has been searched with no trace of anyone in the area and no one has presented as injured. Enquiries are ongoing.”

Featured image and video via The Scotsman.