Postcode area · Outer Hebrides
Crime in HS
How much crime is recorded in HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 25,447 (2024)
HSPostcode area · Outer Hebrides
How safe is HS
Police Scotland publishes recorded crime by council area only, so there is no neighbourhood figure for HS. In 2025-26, Na h-Eileanan Siar recorded 24 crimes per 1,000 residents, less than half the 57 across Scotland.
Crimes per 1,000
24
Na h-Eileanan Siar, 2025-26
Scotland
57
Per 1,000 residents
By type, per 1,000 residents
Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland
Non-sexual crimes of violence6.613.6
Sexual crimes2.33.0
Crimes of dishonesty4.921.3
Damage and reckless behaviour3.66.9
Crimes against society6.212.1
Source: Police Scotland recorded crime via statistics.gov.scot. Groups 1–5 are crimes; offences such as anti-social behaviour and road traffic are counted separately. Not comparable with figures for England and Wales.