Highland

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Highland.

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 Highland. 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 Highland

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 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
North, West and Central Sutherland 0 0
Thurso and Northwest Caithness 0 0
Wick and East Caithness 0 0
East Sutherland and Edderton 0 0
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh 0 0
Cromarty Firth 0 0
Tain and Easter Ross 0 0
Dingwall and Seaforth 0 0
Black Isle 0 0
Eilean á Chèo 0 0
Caol and Mallaig 0 0
Aird and Loch Ness 0 0
Inverness West 0 0
Inverness Central 0 0
Inverness Ness-side 0 0
Inverness Millburn 0 0
Culloden and Ardersier 0 0
Nairn and Cawdor 0 0
Inverness South 0 0
Badenoch and Strathspey 0 0
Fort William and Ardnamurchan 0 0

Crime map for Highland

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. 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 £314,118.75 £192,480.50 £148,349.56 £109,146.33
2022 £307,937.91 £188,070.71 £145,728.60 £107,416.52
2021 £277,722.68 £170,714.86 £132,969.00 £100,273.36
2020 £251,346.52 £156,430.83 £121,637.14 £94,170.45
2019 £245,492.79 £153,980.09 £119,995.63 £95,108.92
2018 £237,767.69 £147,719.08 £115,339.01 £92,641.56
2017 £229,648.56 £141,497.41 £110,620.68 £91,116.33
2016 £224,517.45 £139,346.22 £109,636.90 £88,590.18
2015 £220,330.67 £137,248.19 £108,257.68 £87,537.30
2014 £214,319.99 £133,106.74 £105,499.11 £85,513.32
2013 £201,404.65 £126,678.02 £100,721.11 £82,872.45
2012 £201,043.58 £126,347.90 £100,258.10 £83,733.13
2011 £209,383.86 £131,715.98 £104,262.29 £88,411.87
2010 £214,017.23 £135,014.22 £107,440.09 £92,122.89

Property prices over time for Highland

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Number of Jobs (thousands)
93k
Median Salary
£26,566
Annual Percentage Change
4.7%
Mean Salary
£29,717

Salary comparison between Highland and Scotland

See how Highland 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%
East Lothian 41k £28,369 0.0% £32,431 6.7%
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%
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 Highland compares to other areas in Scotland

Number of businesses by industry for Highland

You can swipe right on the table to view all the rows

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
2,225 660 1,555 290 230 665 345 1,220 250 65 355 1,125 710 5 110 330 660