Publisher

Scottish Government

10 layers on Open Index come from Scottish Government. All under the Open Government Licence.

Layers

LayerLevel of detailCoversUpdatesLatest
Recorded crimes (Scotland)Scottish GovernmentCouncilYearly2025
Recorded damage and reckless behaviour (Scotland)Scottish GovernmentCouncilYearly2025
Recorded crimes of dishonesty (Scotland)Scottish GovernmentCouncilYearly2025
Recorded crime rate (Scotland)Scottish GovernmentCouncilYearly2025
Recorded sexual crimes (Scotland)Scottish GovernmentCouncilYearly2025
Recorded crimes of violence (Scotland)Scottish GovernmentCouncilYearly2025
Number of schoolsWorked out by Open IndexCouncilDaily2026
SchoolsDepartment for Education · Ofsted · Welsh Government · Scottish Government · Ordnance SurveyExact pointDailyUpdated Oct 2026
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020Scottish GovernmentNeighbourhoodEvery few years2020
Deprivation rank (Scotland)Scottish GovernmentNeighbourhoodEvery few years2020

The sources, and how to credit them

Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland
Published by
Scottish Government, from Police Scotland
Licence
Open Government Licence 3.0
Edition
Recorded crimes and offences 1996/97 to 2025/26
Published
13 August 2026

Source: Scottish Government, Recorded Crimes and Offences (data.gov.scot). Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Used in recorded crimes (scotland), recorded damage and reckless behaviour (scotland), recorded crimes of dishonesty (scotland), recorded crime rate (scotland), recorded sexual crimes (scotland) and recorded crimes of violence (scotland).

Schools in Scotland (school contact list, register of independent schools, school roll and locations)
Published by
Scottish Government
Licence
Open Government Licence 3.0
Edition
school contact list 31 July 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2024, and data created and maintained by Scottish Local Government © Local Government Information House Limited copyright and database rights 2024.

Used in number of schools and schools.

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2
Published by
Scottish Government
Licence
Open Government Licence 3.0
Edition
SIMD 2020v2 ranks + SIMD rank to decile table
Published
27 April 2020

Source: Scottish Government, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2. Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Used in scottish index of multiple deprivation 2020 and deprivation rank (scotland).