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 rate by type in Highland for 2024

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 2024-08. 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.

Average property prices by year for Highland

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 August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Highland

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	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	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%