Compare Glasgow City against City of Edinburgh

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Glasgow City and City of Edinburgh.

Comparing crimes by type for Glasgow City and City of Edinburgh

Showing crimes from this year (2024). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Glasgow City and City of Edinburgh compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in Glasgow City Crimes in City of Edinburgh Difference % Difference

Compare crime rate by type for Glasgow City and City of Edinburgh from 2020 to 2024

Use the list to compare crimes in Glasgow City and City of Edinburgh.

Compare Property prices over time for Glasgow City and City of Edinburgh

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £454,346.69 / £755,112.01 £248,124.21 / £463,618.44 £210,409.06 / £369,782.08 £139,132.11 / £243,256.24
2022 £451,096.34 / £737,338.82 £250,969.37 / £457,668.82 £213,998.41 / £364,556.89 £143,551.28 / £245,465.34
2021 £398,021.62 / £660,974.13 £224,697.84 / £413,705.84 £192,426.64 / £330,926.83 £133,596.19 / £231,047.04
2020 £343,667.30 / £595,493.58 £196,458.61 / £376,826.20 £167,624.98 / £301,389.84 £119,871.77 / £216,860.00
2019 £320,663.54 / £555,739.79 £185,451.82 / £354,864.04 £157,959.07 / £284,892.49 £116,223.82 / £210,773.17
2018 £309,062.89 / £527,438.28 £177,467.63 / £335,232.37 £151,572.04 / £269,443.31 £113,229.42 / £202,179.49
2017 £285,980.54 / £478,443.89 £163,020.20 / £301,429.51 £139,672.09 / £243,309.87 £106,215.57 / £186,681.73
2016 £270,598.26 / £462,644.08 £154,668.89 / £292,503.45 £133,182.39 / £237,473.43 £99,582.83 / £178,100.60
2015 £260,250.37 / £460,870.89 £149,445.04 / £291,217.81 £129,022.28 / £237,029.66 £96,842.95 / £177,926.49
2014 £248,662.97 / £438,568.41 £141,867.93 / £275,941.20 £123,253.74 / £225,815.93 £92,303.97 / £169,199.78
2013 £234,438.42 / £406,296.66 £134,444.83 / £256,236.13 £117,476.16 / £210,661.51 £89,112.88 / £159,866.15
2012 £234,328.62 / £406,630.54 £134,223.76 / £256,178.50 £116,997.19 / £210,587.68 £90,176.56 / £161,560.22
2011 £246,807.81 / £414,663.63 £140,250.08 / £257,608.72 £121,954.66 / £210,654.59 £95,554.75 / £164,148.18
2010 £247,981.29 / £426,437.84 £142,107.39 / £267,148.03 £124,012.98 / £219,115.80 £97,557.20 / £170,466.13
Number of Jobs (thousands)
213k vs 186k
Median Salary
£27,000 vs £30,172
Annual Percentage Change
6.0% vs 7.1%
Mean Salary
£30,777 vs £36,931

See how Glasgow City compares to other areas in Scotland

Industry Glasgow City Count City of Edinburgh Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 40 170 -130 -123.81%
Production 1,005 770 +235 + 26.48%
Construction 1,890 1,635 +255 + 14.47%
Motor Trades 455 255 +200 + 56.34%
Wholesale 715 415 +300 + 53.1%
Retail 2,395 1,460 +935 + 48.51%
Transport 665 355 +310 + 60.78%
Accommodation Food 2,030 1,815 +215 + 11.18%
Information Comms 1,475 1,775 -300 -18.46%
Finance Insurance 505 775 -270 -42.19%
Property 1,025 915 +110 + 11.34%
Professional Scientific Technical 2,925 3,710 -785 -23.66%
Business Admin 1,440 1,520 -80 -5.41%
Public Admin Defence 5 15 -10 -100%
Education 280 300 -20 -6.9%
Health 1,015 915 +100 + 10.36%
Arts Entertainment 1,725 1,470 +255 + 15.96%