East Lothian

At a glance, population and employment estimates for East Lothian.

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for East Lothian. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in East Lothian

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Name Crimes in 2025 Crimes per 1000 people
Musselburgh 0 0
Preston, Seton and Gosford 0 0
Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry 0 0
North Berwick Coastal 0 0
Haddington and Lammermuir 0 0
Dunbar and East Linton 0 0

Crime map for East Lothian

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2025-04. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £579,574.31 £320,912.38 £255,829.80 £181,744.11
2022 £546,137.37 £305,394.29 £246,473.20 £178,781.79
2021 £484,853.35 £275,319.86 £223,631.27 £167,003.81
2020 £420,429.32 £241,226.43 £196,453.01 £150,325.99
2019 £403,079.83 £233,706.51 £190,812.47 £149,441.54
2018 £386,637.52 £222,142.63 £182,217.78 £144,354.71
2017 £358,391.96 £204,794.33 £167,753.53 £136,233.43
2016 £343,655.88 £196,840.46 £162,478.28 £129,144.55
2015 £341,366.34 £195,889.32 £162,151.22 £129,185.01
2014 £325,789.52 £186,443.98 £154,624.05 £123,664.81
2013 £305,864.18 £176,029.49 £146,585.80 £118,824.66
2012 £299,625.36 £172,855.85 £143,408.44 £118,035.02
2011 £303,287.35 £172,997.00 £143,620.01 £120,299.98
2010 £310,855.63 £178,140.82 £148,503.95 £125,188.52

Property prices over time for East Lothian

Showing crimes from 2010 up until April 2025. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

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Number of Jobs (thousands)
41k
Median Salary
£28,369
Annual Percentage Change
0.0%
Mean Salary
£32,431
Salary Percentiles for East Lothian in 202211,155 GBP17,840 GBP21,717 GBP23,537 GBP33,972 GBP39,455 GBP40,951 GBP43,109 GBP0 GBP10th10th20th20th30th30th40th40th50th50th60th60th70th70th80th80th90th90th
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Salary comparison between East Lothian and Scotland

See how East Lothian compares to the rest of Scotland. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

Location Annual Percentage Change Mean Salary Annual Percentage Change
East Renfrewshire 37k £36,851 5.1% £43,778 3.0%
East Dunbartonshire 45k £33,395 8.2% £38,425 1.9%
Shetland Islands 9k £30,544 4.3% £32,026 -1.5%
City of Edinburgh 186k £30,172 7.1% £36,931 6.7%
Renfrewshire 68k £29,506 7.0% £31,701 2.9%
Clackmannanshire 24k £29,424 8.9% £32,517 6.8%
Falkirk 67k £28,622 10.5% £30,238 7.7%
Stirling 31k £28,494 2.4% £0 0.0%
North Lanarkshire 132k £28,467 10.5% £30,715 7.7%
Perth and Kinross 63k £28,402 6.1% £34,990 13.8%
North Ayrshire 48k £28,267 7.0% £30,485 4.1%
South Lanarkshire 132k £28,164 3.5% £32,006 4.3%
Inverclyde 25k £27,749 11.9% £28,568 10.4%
Midlothian 43k £27,559 7.5% £30,973 5.5%
Aberdeenshire 94k £27,390 9.0% £31,871 7.5%
Aberdeen City 87k £27,375 8.3% £31,759 10.6%
West Dunbartonshire 36k £27,217 6.8% £32,205 11.8%
Angus 37k £27,001 14.4% £29,977 13.5%
Glasgow City 213k £27,000 6.0% £30,777 4.6%
Orkney Islands 10k £26,933 25.7% £29,044 8.9%
South Ayrshire 32k £26,763 3.3% £31,388 7.0%
Highland 93k £26,566 4.7% £29,717 7.3%
Fife 130k £26,304 2.8% £29,094 0.8%
Dundee City 55k £25,613 3.2% £27,197 4.3%
Na h-Eileanan Siar 9k £24,666 -9.2% £26,116 -11.3%
Scottish Borders 42k £24,530 4.1% £28,327 6.9%
Moray 0k £24,189 5.3% £27,667 -1.7%
Dumfries and Galloway 52k £23,919 3.9% £25,890 2.1%
Argyll and Bute 29k £23,856 1.6% £26,803 13.0%
East Ayrshire 42k £0 0.0% £28,605 2.4%
West Lothian 72k £0 0.0% £31,487 2.2%

See how East Lothian compares to other areas in Scotland

Number of businesses by industry for East Lothian

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Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
285 175 440 85 95 235 90 250 190 45 105 465 250 0 40 135 270