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Perth · Scotland

Highland: your area

Highland ward · Perth and Kinross. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

People aged 16+ with a degree or higher: 39.1% here, compared with 35.9% across Perth and Kinross (3.3 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work. Scotland uses its own qualification categories.

20 March 2022 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

31.4%

20 March 2022 · Highland ward

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UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator.

All usual residents

2,802 out of 8,937.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

Not available

20 March 2022 · Highland ward

A required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.

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UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator.

All usual residents

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People counted in the census

8,937

20 March 2022 · Highland ward

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Complete unrounded output-area population counts summed using the official NRS OA2022-to-council/ward lookup. Census date 20 March 2022.

All usual residents

8,937 out of 8,937.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or higher

39.1%

20 March 2022 · Highland ward

Show the workings

UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Scottish degree-or-higher excludes HNC/HND and is kept distinct from the wider Level 4+ measure used elsewhere.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,051 out of 7,796.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.3%

20 March 2022 · Highland ward

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UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Scottish degree-or-higher excludes HNC/HND and is kept distinct from the wider Level 4+ measure used elsewhere.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,037 out of 7,796.

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Homes rented privately

Not available

20 March 2022 · Highland ward

A required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.

Show the workings

UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator.

All occupied households

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

Not available

20 March 2022 · Highland ward

A required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.

Show the workings

UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator.

All occupied households

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Crime and safety

Police UK only publishes transport-police data in Scotland; it cannot measure total ward crime.

Source and coverage explanation →

Police.uk street records do not cover ordinary Police Scotland crime. Scottish recorded-crime figures use their own definitions and are shown separately where available.

The chart below covers the whole council area. It is context for this ward, not a ward total.

Crimes recorded by Police Scotland

1996/1997 to 2025/2026

Perth and Kinross local authority area · recorded crimes

Reviewed figures: 1996/1997 to 2025/2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: 10,716 recorded crimes in 1996/1997; 6,544 recorded crimes in 2025/2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Published Scottish annual recorded crimes, separately from offences. Different recording/counting rules from England and Wales; no UK crime ranking.

Council-area annual totals; not street-level mapped incidents.

Scottish crimes and offences are distinct categories. These figures are not directly comparable with England/Wales mapped crime.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Crimes recorded by Police Scotland — Perth and Kinross local authority area: full reviewed history
Periodrecorded crimes
1996/199710,716
1997/19989,395
1998/19999,285
1999/20008,731
2000/20018,141
2001/20028,868
2002/20039,254
2003/20048,954
2004/20059,728
2005/20069,239
2006/20079,085
2007/20088,178
2008/20098,246
2009/20107,159
2010/20116,826
2011/20126,387
2012/20136,319
2013/20146,324
2014/20156,149
2015/20166,164
2016/20175,517
2017/20185,276
2018/20195,088
2019/20205,438
2020/20215,928
2021/20225,882
2022/20235,903
2023/20246,092
2024/20256,069
2025/20266,544
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Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

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