PassPeersImmigrant population
Born outside the UK
10.2%
of residents
8th highest of 12
Census 2021 (Scotland 2022) · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Share of usual residents born outside the United Kingdom.
Scotland's census was a year later than the others. Says nothing about citizenship or how long people have lived here.
Hate crime
Read with care: Recorded crime depends on how often people report and how the police record it, and definitions differ from country to country. Compare regions within one country, not across countries.
Hate crimes recorded by police
No comparable data
Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 · calculated · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales, per 100,000 residents. Calculated by PassPeers from Home Office counts and ONS mid-2025 population.
Recorded crime depends on how readily people report and how police record it, which differs between forces. Scotland and Northern Ireland use different laws and are not comparable, so they are left blank.
Race hate crimes
No comparable data
Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 · calculated · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Hate crimes with race as a motivating factor, per 100,000 residents (England and Wales).
One crime can have more than one motivation. Same reporting limits as above.
Recorded crime
Read with care: Recorded crime depends on how often people report and how the police record it, and definitions differ from country to country. Compare regions within one country, not across countries.
Recorded crime (excluding fraud)
5,690
per 100,000 residents · Scotland's own count
569 crimes per 10,000 people in 2025-26 (Scottish Government, Recorded Crime in Scotland, 23 Jun 2026). Common assault counts as a crime there; many minor matters count as “offences” instead. Not comparable with England and Wales, so it is not ranked.
Violence against the person
1,360
per 100,000 residents · Scotland's own count
136 non-sexual crimes of violence per 10,000 people in 2025-26 (Scottish Government). Not comparable with England and Wales, so it is not ranked.
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Scotland and Northern Ireland publish their own hate crime statistics under different laws (Scottish Government; PSNI). They can't be compared with England and Wales, so we link them instead of mapping them.
Scotland and Northern Ireland record crime under their own rules, so their crime figures are quoted on their own pages and left off the England and Wales colour scale.
We don't rank regions as “friendly” or “unfriendly”. No single number can tell you that, and an area's figures don't describe the people you will meet. Use these figures as one input, next to jobs, housing and the people you know there.
Largest cities
People from your country in Scotland
Scotland's Census 2022 does not publish single countries of birth as a downloadable table.
Census day 21 March 2021 – before the 2022 arrivals from Ukraine and later visa routes. Scotland's Census 2022 publishes only 14 country groups as downloadable tables, so Scotland is left blank. The national row is England and Wales. See all regions and nations on the map →
Compare Scotland with another region
| Figure | Scotland | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigrant population | |||
| Born outside the UK% of residents · Census 2021 (Scotland 2022) | 10.2% | – | |
| Hate crime | |||
| Hate crimes recorded by policeper 100,000 residents · Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 | – | 236.8England and Wales | |
| Race hate crimesper 100,000 residents · Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 | – | 174England and Wales | |
| Recorded crime | |||
| Recorded crime (excluding fraud)per 100,000 residents · Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 | 5,690own count, not comparable | 8,470England and Wales | |
| Violence against the personper 100,000 residents · Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 | 1,360own count, not comparable | 3,175England and Wales | |
Differences between two regions are not a verdict on either. Read each figure's notes above.
Other regions and nations
Official help for newcomers
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Sources
- ONS Census 2021 – TS004 Country of birth (England and Wales), via Nomis
- Home Office – Hate crime, England and Wales, year ending March 2026 (appendix table 1, published 8 Oct 2026)
- ONS – Population estimates, mid-2025, via Nomis
- NISRA Census 2021 – MS-A16 Country of birth (Northern Ireland)
- National Records of Scotland – Scotland's Census 2022: ethnic group, national identity, language and religion (10.2% born outside the UK)
- ONS – Police force area data tables, year ending March 2026, table P3 (police recorded crime, published 23 Jul 2026)
- Scottish Government – Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2025-26 (23 Jun 2026)
- PSNI – Police Recorded Crime in Northern Ireland, update to 31 March 2026 (14 May 2026)
- Scottish Government – Hate crimes recorded by the police in Scotland, 2024-25
- PSNI – Official statistics, including hate motivation statistics
Map outlines: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Checked 20 October 2026. Figures marked “calculated” are one official count divided by an official population; nothing here is estimated or scored by PassPeers.