PENICUIK NEIGHBOURHOOD PROFILE 2014
Date produced: January 2015
Contents
THE PENICUIK WARD ...... 5
Population ...... 6
Ethnicity and Diversity ...... 8
Household Composition ...... 8
Deprivation in the Area ...... 12
Economic Activity as at 2011 Census ...... 13
EDUCATION AND TRAINING ...... 14
School Leavers ...... 14
Education and Training Among Adults ...... 18
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) as it Relates to Education ...... 19
Adult Learning ...... 21
Education and Training for Children and Young People ...... 22
Attainment...... 25
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE ...... 29
Illness, Mortality and Hospital Admissions ...... 29
Maternity & Child Health ...... 33
Young People’s Attitudes to Health ...... 34
Care & Social Care ...... 35
Older People ...... 37
Looked After Children & Children on the Child Protection Register ...... 38
NEIGHBOURHOOD AND PLACE ...... 39
Improving the Area ...... 40
Local Facilities & Services ...... 40
Local High Streets ...... 40
Community Services & Facilities ...... 41
Leisure, Learning & Sport ...... 43
HOUSING ...... 45
Housing Type & Size ...... 45
Housing Tenure ...... 46
2 Occupancy of Households ...... 46
Type of Central Heating Used ...... 47
Homelessness & Temporary Accommodation ...... 48
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT ...... 49
Modes of Transport ...... 49
Access Deprivation - SIMD Geographical Access Domain ...... 51
ENVIRONMENT ...... 52 Quality of the Local Environment (see also section on Community Services and Facilities) ...... 52
Air Quality and Pollution ...... 52
Litter and Waste Management ...... 53
Reported Dog Fouling ...... 54
CRIME & SAFETY ...... 55
Total Crimes ...... 55
Violent Crime ...... 55
Crime of Indecency ...... 56
Dishonesty Crime...... 56
Vandalism/Fireraising ...... 57
Anti-social Behaviour Crimes ...... 57
Road Traffic Offences ...... 58
Other Crime ...... 58
3 The Penicuik Ward Matthew Dunn Population Matthew Dunn Ethnicity and Diversity Matthew Dunn Household Composition Sean Faughey Deprivation in the Area Sean Faughey Economic Activity as at 2011 Census Sean Faughey
Education and Training School Leavers Fiona Hunt Education and Training among Adults Fiona Hunt SIMD Adult Learning Education and Training for Children and Young People Fiona Hunt Attainment
Health and Social Care Illness, Mortality and Hospital Admissions Rebecca Fairnie Maternity and Child Health Janet Penman Young People’s Attitudes to Health Janet Penman Care and Social Care Rebecca Fairnie Older people Rebecca Fairnie Looked After Children and Children on the Child Protection Register Janet Penman
Neighbourhood and Place Improving the Area Janet Penman Local Facilities and Services Janet Penman Local High Streets Janet Penman Community Services and Facilities Janet Penman Leisure, Learning and Sport Janet Penman
Housing Housing Type and Size Sean Faughey Housing Tenure Sean Faughey Occupancy of Households Sean Faughey Type of Heating Used Sean Faughey Homelessness & Temporary Accommodation Sean Faughey
Travel & Transport Modes of Transport Rebecca Fairnie Access Deprivation Rebecca Fairnie
Environment Quality of the Local Environment Fiona Hunt Air Quality & Pollution Fiona Hunt Litter & Waste Management Fiona Hunt Reported Dog Fouling Fiona Hunt
Crime and Safety Reported Crimes in the Ward Laura Yuill Fear of Crime Laura Yuill Anti-Social Behaviour Laura Yuill Fire incidences across the ward Laura Yuill
4 THE PENICUIK WARD
The Penicuik Ward stretches West and South from the town of Penicuik and incorporates the villages of Leadburn and Howgate, as well as large amounts of the Pentland Hills Regional Park.
5 Population
13,812 people live in the Penicuik Ward. This is 15.8% of the population of Midlothian. In the Penicuik ward 48% of the population are male and 52% are female, in line with the Scottish average.
Penicuik Age Groups by Gender Split
Penicuik Population Spread by Age Group
Penicuik % Midlothian % Scotland % Under 16 2,388 17.29% 1,5603 18.76% 916,331 17.30% 16-64 8,901 64.44% 53,681 64.53% 3,488,738 65.88% 65+ 2,523 18.27% 13,903 16.71% 890,334 16.81% Total 13,812 83,187 5,295,403
In the Penicuik ward there are proportionally less under 16s than the Midlothian average although it is in line with the national figure.
Penicuik has a significantly higher percentage of older people (18.3%) than the rest of Midlothian (16.7%) and the Scottish average (16.8%).
The working age population in Penicuik is slightly below the Midlothian level and more significantly below the National rate.
6 Penicuik Population Density by Postcode Area
This map represents the population density of the various postcode areas of the Penicuik ward. Ranging from 0 over the Pentland hills to 190 in the town. The red area at the bottom encompasses Leadburn and a large rural area.
7 Ethnicity and Diversity
Penicuik Residents Country of Birth
87.2% of Penicuik residents were born in Scotland; this is lower than the Midlothian average of 88.5% but still higher than the Scottish average of 83.3%.
In the 2001 census the figure was 88.4% so has dropped slightly but in the same timescale the Scottish average has dropped from 87.1%
Household Composition
Residents Born out with UK by Length of UK Residence
4% of Penicuik residents were born out with the UK. 59.3% of those residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.
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Penicuik has a higher rate of multiple-ethnic occupancy than both the Midlothian and Scottish average.
46.9% of Penicuik ward residents declared that they were Christian. This is significantly lower than the Scottish average of 53.8% and slightly lower than the Midlothian rate of 47.5%.
1% of residents declared their religion as Muslim or other, again below the Scottish average of 2.5%.
Proficiency in English language 99.4% of Penicuik residents stated they could speak English well or very well, whilst only 0.1% stated they couldn’t speak English at all.
9 10 11 Deprivation in the Area
Penicuik Midlothian Scotland Total Income Support claimants.: 2012 Q04 225 1,670 111,180 Percentage of population aged 16 to 24 Claiming Key Benefits: 2012 Q04 12.8% 15.0% 12.7% Percentage of population aged 25 to 49 Claiming Key Benefits: 2012 Q04 13.5% 15.2% 15.4% Percentage of population aged 50-64 claiming Key Benefits: 2012 Q04 12.0% 16.8% 19.0% Source- Scottish Neighbourhood statistics for Penicuik multi- member ward – does not include Greenlaw Mains 2/ Glencorse Armed forces housing
The colour coding on this map shows the relative ranking of deprivation against the Scottish indicators of multiple deprivation (SIMD 2012), a combined set of 7 subjects on which deprivation is measured, including health, educational attainment, income, access to services, unemployment, housing, and benefit dependency. The darker blue shading shows small areas that rank in the top 20-30% range nationally; lighter blue shading areas in the 30-40% range and unshaded areas are those which rank below this; that is where there are no significant deprivation indicators when ranked against all Scotland’s small areas. The small areas covering the lower part of the Cuiken estate, the Loanburn area and Eskvale Drive area all display levels of need in the 20-30% range, with most other public sector housing areas in the town falling into the 30-40% range.
12 Economic Activity as at 2011 Census
Occupation Type Penicuik Midlothian Scotland % Managers, directors and senior officials 7.0% 7.6% 8.4% % Professional occupations 14.4% 13.8% 16.8% % Associate professional and technical occupations 15.0% 12.0% 12.6% % Administrative and secretarial occupations 14.0% 13.5% 11.4% % Skilled trades occupations 12.5% 13.7% 12.5% % Caring, leisure and other service occupations 10.6% 11.7% 9.7% % Sales and customer service occupations 10.1% 9.4% 9.3% % Process, plant and machine operatives 6.2% 7.1% 7.7% % Elementary occupations 10.2% 11.2% 11.6%
Of Those Aged Between 16-74 % in Employment Penicuik Midlothian Scotland % Part-time 1 to 15 hours 6.7% 6.3% 7.0% % Part-time 16 to 30 hours 22.6% 22.1% 21.0% % Full-time 31 to 37 hours 23.9% 24.5% 21.2% % Full-time 38 to 48 hours 38.4% 38.3% 39.1% % Full-time 49 or more 8.5% 8.9% 11.7% Average age of a person who is unemployed 32.3 31.8 33.0 Average hours worked - males in employment 39.1 39.4 40.6 Average hours worked - females in employment 30.6 30.7 31.1
Of Those Unemployed Penicuik Midlothian Scotland Aged 16-24 35.3% 35.6% 30.2% Aged 50+ 17.5% 15.6% 18.4% Have Never Worked 12.3% 14.8% 13.9% Long Term Unemployed 35.7% 35.5% 38.7%
Economic Activity in the 16-74 Age Range Penicuik Midlothian Scotland % Employees - full-time 42.4% 41.6% 39.6% % Retired 17.1% 15.6% 14.9% % Employees - part-time 15.9% 15.0% 13.3% % Self-employed 6.6% 7.4% 7.5% % Unemployed 4.0% 4.4% 4.8% % Student 3.4% 3.5% 5.5% % Looking after home or family 3.1% 3.6% 3.6% % Long-term sick or disabled 3.1% 4.5% 5.1% % Full-time student - employed 2.4% 2.1% 2.9% % Other 1.5% 1.7% 1.9% % Full-time student - unemployed 0.6% 0.6% 0.8%
13 EDUCATION AND TRAINING
HEADLINES – Education and Training Adults in the Penicuik ward are less likely to be without formal qualifications than Midlothian as a whole or nationally.
7 of the 21 datazones in the Penicuik ward are amongst the 50% most deprived in relation to Educations Skills and Training in Midlothian, with the most deprived areas being concentrated just north of the town centre.
Assessments of children entering primary schools in Penicuik (PIPS start scores) are lower than the national average but higher than the Midlothian average for Maths and Reading.
PIPS assessments at the end of the first primary year show that for the last 2 years pupils in Penicuik schools have performed less well than the Midlothian and national averages in Maths and Reading.
School attendance rates are generally higher in Penicuik schools with lower exclusion rates than across Midlothian.
Pupils in the 2 Penicuik High Schools generally achieve higher SQA awards than across Midlothian or nationally especially at S5 and S6.
In 2013/13 both secondary schools in Penicuik had higher staying on rates at S5 and S6 than Midlothian as a whole and the national average.
Positive destinations for secondary school leavers are shown in the table below.
School Leavers
Skills Development Scotland surveys all school leavers in Scotland approximately 3 months after the end of the school year to determine their initial destination. These initial destinations are reported in the School Leaver Destination Return (SLDR). In 2013/14:
94.7% at Beeslack High and 97.1% of school leavers Penicuik High were initially assessed as having a ‘positive destination’ compared to 93.9% across Midlothian.
% School leavers 2013-14 Midlothian Beeslack HS Penicuik HS Scotland Positive Destinations 93.9% 94.7% 97.1% 92.3% Higher Education 28.8% 29.3% 41.7% 38.6% Further Education 25.2% 30.7% 15.5% 26.3% Training 6.4% 3.3% 4.9% 4.1% Employment 30.3% 26.7% 32.0% 21.7% Activity Agreements 2.4% 2.7% 2.9% 1.1% Voluntary Work 0.9% 2.0% 0.0% 0.4% Unemployed Seeking 5.2% 5.3% 2.9% 6.3% Unemployed Not Seeking 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 1.1% Unknown 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
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17 Education and Training Among Adults
The most recent data available at area level is from the 2011 census:-
In the Penicuik ward 49.1% of working age people are qualified to SVQ Level 3 or higher, which is 5% higher than across Midlothian as a whole.
32.1% of adults in the Penicuik ward have undertaken some form of Higher or Further Education compared to 29.6% across Midlothian.
Working age adults in the Penicuik ward are less likely to have no formal qualifications than Midlothian as a whole or nationally.
Comparisons with data from the 2001 Census show that there has been a reduction of 4.9% in the percentage of people with no formal qualifications in the Penicuik ward and an increase of 8.4% of working age adults qualified to SVQ Level 4 or higher.
18 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) as it Relates to Education
Background to SIMD The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2012 identified small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across Scotland. It is based on small area statistical geography called datazones. Datazones are groups of Census output areas which have populations of between 500 and 1,000 household residents and some effort has been made to respect physical boundaries. There are 6,505 datazones covering the whole of Scotland, which nest within local authority boundaries. Midlothian comprises 112 of these. Datazones are ranked (placed in order) from 1 (most deprived) to 6,505 (least deprived).
The SIMD is calculated using information about 7 aspects of life, which are called domains: Employment; Income; Health; Education*; Access to Services; Crime and Housing.
As well as the information on the SIMD rankings, information is also available on the rankings within domains. For example, an area may not register in the most deprived datazones in the overall SIMD rankings but may do so for one or more of the domains.
It should be noted that: The SIMD identifies areas NOT individuals Not everybody living in a deprived area is deprived and not all deprived people live in deprived areas Rankings are relative, not absolute SIMD measures deprivation and not affluence Financial poverty is treated as just one aspect of deprivation The use of SIMD information varies but a number of organisations (including statutory agencies) use particular cut offs, such as ‘most deprived 15%’, to target funding or resources
Further information can be found here: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SIMD and http://simd.scotland.gov.uk/publication-2012/
*Education, Skills and Training Domain The SIMD Education Domain includes indicators that measure both outcomes of education deprivation (such as lack of qualifications in children and adults) and causes of education deprivation (such as absenteeism and lack of progression to further and higher education).
The Education Domain gives an education deprivation rank using the following indicators: School pupil absences
Pupil performance on SQA at stage 4
Working age people with no qualifications
17-21 year olds enrolling into higher education People aged 16-19 not in education, employment or training
In Penicuik:
The most deprived datazone for Education, Skills and Training is the 14th most deprived of the 112 datazones in Midlothian; it ranked 1,087 out of 6,505 datazones in Scotland. This datazone covers the area near central Penicuik between Woodside Drive and John Street.
The least deprived datazone for Education, Skills and Training covers the area southwest of the town centre. It is ranked 105 out of 112 within Midlothian and 6,306 out of the 6,505 datazones in Scotland.
7 of the 21 datazones in the ward are amongst the 56 most deprived datazones in Midlothian (the lowest 50%).
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Most deprived S01004131 Least deprived S01004125
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20 Rank order Rank order Educ. SIMD Area description within within decile decile Midlothian Scotland (Scotland) (Scotland) Between Woodside Dr. and A701 14 1,087 2 3 West Cairn Cr. & Glaskhill Terr. 22 1,305 3 5 Windsor Dr. Sq. Rd./Strathesk Rd.Pl/Pentland Way 31 1,547 3 5 Carlops Cr.Ave.&Cuiken Ave. 36 1,732 3 3 Eastfield Farm Rd, Lyne Terr. Ladywood Ct. 41 2,036 4 5 Teviot Grove Eskvale C.Dr.View 44 2,117 4 4 Nevis Gds.Wyvis Pk.Lawyers Sq.Armine Pl. Lomond Vale 55 3,027 5 5 Queensway to Mauricewood Pk.Bk.Rs.Ave, Dyes Rd. 57 3,038 5 6 Eskhill 66 3,426 6 8 Laverock Dr. Terregles, Dean Rd. Glenview 73 3,876 6 7 Deanburn ‘West’ 75 4,041 7 7 Penicuik centre, Jackson St. Cranston St. 78 4,101 5 7 Rullion Gr.Ave. Royal CT. Cuikenburn 79 4,226 7 8 Greenhill Pk. Crockett Gds. Clerk Rd. 92 5,220 9 8 Braidlaw Pk to Ravendean Gds. Kirkton Bk. (Rullion Rd.) 94 5,325 9 10 Valleyfield Rd. Waterloo Bk. Bellerophon Dr. Waulkmill Dr.Rd. Kirkhill Gds.Rd. Way 95 5,454 9 10 Monksrig Rd. Ravelsykes Rd. Lowrie Ave. Glencross Gds. 97 5,509 9 9 Silverburn Dr. St Kentigern Rd. (Rullion Rd.) 103 5,928 10 10 Boyd-Orr Dr. Namur Rd. Muirhead Pl. Ewing St. Salamanca Cr. 104 5,955 10 10 Rural South 105 5,981 10 8 Craigiebield Cr. Broomhill Rd. St James’s Vw.Gds. Carinbank Gds Rd.Croft St. 111 6,306 10 8
Adult Learning
Midlothian Council’s Community Learning and Development Service records show that during 2013-14 at least 650 young people and 119 adults have been regularly involved in accessing community learning services. Some examples in the Penicuik area are: 6 weekly accessible (low cost) youth groups delivered in Penicuik for 11-18 year olds in Guitar 14, Pulp Fiction, New Vintage, Girls Club, Youth Café, Drums.
New Community Based Adult Learning (CBAL) Group at the Glencorse Centre plus new programmes in Penicuik - Silver Surfers, Computers Beginners, She Matters, You Matter 50+.
Overall, 146 places were offered in Penicuik through 9 ‘Easy Access’ type courses, 1 Core Skills (non- certificated) and 3 Core Skills (certificated) courses ran in the advertised programme, with a take up of 119 places.
Family Learning programme ran for 6 weeks at Cuiken Primary school with 3-4 families attending each session.
21 Area where Adult Literacy/ESOL Learners Live at Point of Entry to Programme (2013-14)
Area No of learners Bonnyrigg 86
Dalkeith/Woodburn 170
Mayfield/Easthouses 89 Gorebridge/Newtongrange 93 Loanhead 40 Penicuik 134 Other 121 Total 733
ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages
Education and Training for Children and Young People
2,388 (17.3%) of the population in the Penicuik ward are children and young people aged 0-15 years, compared to 18.8% for Midlothian.
1,651 (12.0%) children across the area are of compulsory school age 5-15 years, compared to 12.9% for Midlothian.
Note: School attainment data has been calculated using data from pupils attending Penicuik schools, not pupils residing in the Penicuik ward; these are not the same. Data in a later section shows that in 2013 there were 999 primary pupils and 794 secondary pupils living in the Penicuik area. However in 2013 there were 1,509 and 1,346 respectively attending Penicuik schools. This demonstrates that at least 34% (primary) and 41% (secondary) of the pupil population in Penicuik schools lived out with the Penicuik Ward.
Early Years Data Schools Group Managers are currently working with Head Teachers to ensure that data collected from Curriculum for Excellence is consistent across all schools and is used alongside other standardised assessment data.
Primary and Secondary School Pupils Within the Penicuik area there are 7 Local Authority Primary schools including 1 denominational (Roman Catholic) and 2 Secondary schools.
In 2013 there were 999 primary school pupils and 794 secondary school pupils living in the area.
In 2013 there were 1,509 attending primary schools and 1,346 attending secondary schools in the Penicuik area.
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Percentage of pupils who attend Midlothian Penicuik schools in the area who..... Primary Secondary Primary Secondary have an Individual Education Plan or Coordinated Support Plan 5.7% 3.3% 1.2% 0.7% are assessed or declared as disabled 2.0% 1.6% 1.0% 2.1% are registered for free school meals 22.5% 17.3% 17.3% 13.0%
The School Survey is conducted each year across a range of Midlothian schools and stages with responses from pupils, parents and staff. Here are the responses from the 2013 survey of pupils for those attending schools in the Penicuik area compared to all pupils surveyed in Midlothian.
% pupils agreeing or strongly agreeing with the Penicuik Penicuik Midlothian statement: Primary Secondary I am happy at school and I enjoy learning there. 86.7% 86.2% 83.9% At school I feel safe and secure. 84.6% 72.4% 78.5% At school I am treated fairly and with respect. 81.3% 66.7% 75.8% My teachers give me praise and encouragement and they let me know when I have done well. 86.9% 71.9% 83.3% I have a say in decisions about how to improve my school and my views are taken seriously. 78.1% 50.3% 68.2% My school provides a good range of extra-curricular activities - e.g., clubs, sports, music, visits and charity work. 84.8% 83.4% 84.6%
School Attendance Midlothian Penicuik Primary Midlothian Primary Penicuik Secondary & Exclusions Secondary 11- 12- 13- 11- 12- 13- 11- 12- 13- 11- 12- 13-
12 13 14 12 13 14 12 13 14 12 13 14 Number of days' education lost due to exclusions 113 149 33 378 363 229 260 310 272 1402 1083 1490
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In the last 3 years attendance in the Penicuik schools has been higher than across Midlothian (for both the Primary and the Secondary sectors).
In 2 of the last 3 years, exclusion rates in the Penicuik Secondary schools have been lower than across Midlothian, whilst in the Penicuik Primary schools exclusion rates have been lower than across Midlothian in all 3 years.
24 Attainment
Pupils at the two secondary schools in Penicuik: Beeslack CHS and Penicuik HS generally perform better than pupils across Midlothian and often better than the national average especially at S5 and S6.
In 2013/13 both secondary schools in Penicuik had higher staying rates at S5 and S6 than Midlothian as a whole and the national average.
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Attainment levels for pupils in Penicuik who stayed on to S5 generally exceeded Midlothian and national averages in 2012/13.
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27 Map of Ward Boundaries and School Catchment Areas
The map shows that the school catchment area for Penicuik HS (pink) falls totally within the Penicuik ward whereas that of Beeslack HS (grey-purple) is only partially within the Penicuik ward.
28 HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Illness, Mortality and Hospital Admissions
Life Expectancy 86 84 82 80 78 76 74 72 70 68 Male Female Penicuik Southwest 75.5 82.4 Penicuik North 79.9 79.5 Penicuik East 77.3 84.3 Penicuik Southeast 78.4 81.6 Midlothian 75.5 79.6 Scotland 74.5 79.5
Source: Health and Wellbeing Profiles 2010 Spine Pack: Midlothian
There is a difference in life expectancy of 4.4 years for men and 4.8 years for women between different intermediate zones in the Penicuik area.
Penicuik North is the only area where life expectancy is greater for men than for women.
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0% very good good fair bad don’t know Penicuik 54% 31% 11% 3% 1% Midlothian 53% 30% 12% 4% 1% Scotland 53% 30% 12% 4% 1%
Source: Self assessment of Health (Scotland’s Census 2011).
Across Penicuik the majority of residents (85%) rated their health as either “very good” or “good”. This is higher than both the Midlothian and national responses.
17.5% of residents stated that they had a long term health problem that limited their day-to-day activities.
7.4% stated that their activities were limited a lot, and 10.1% that they were limited a little.
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0 alcohol Fall in the drug related COPD Psychaitric asthma related home 65+ Penicuik Southwest 814 42.3 110.6 236.2 288.1 565.6 Penicuik East 974 86.3 213.8 165.1 426.8 799 Penicuik North 681 37.4 149.7 221.3 329.2 1,142.80 Penicuik Southeast 827 23.1 184.8 217.1 320.4 824.5 Midlothian 952 76 169.2 222.2 366.9 913.2 Scotland 1088 85.1 158.6 303 472.9 710.4
Source: Health and Wellbeing Profiles 2010 Spine Pack: Midlothian, three year average annual measure
SIMD Health Domain The health domain identifies areas with a higher than expected level of ill health or mortality given the age- sex profile of the population. It gives a health deprivation rank using the following indicators: Standardised mortality ratio Hospital episodes related to alcohol use Hospital episodes related to drug use Comparative illness factor Emergency admissions to hospital Proportion of population being prescribed drugs for anxiety, depression or psychosis Proportion of single births of low birth weight
31 Overall Overall Overall Health Health Health Domain Intermediate SIMD SIMD SIMD rank domain domain Change 2009- Geography Rank rank Change rank rank 2012 2009 2012 2009-2012 2009 2012 Rural South 5095 4798 6039 6111 Midlothian Penicuik 6263 6053 5513 5393 Southeast Penicuik 5478 5168 4455 3933 Southeast Penicuik 3019 2782 3468 3400 Southeast Penicuik 6077 5739 6086 5523 Southwest Penicuik 6415 6347 6366 6354 Southwest Penicuik 5420 5171 5217 4186 Southeast Penicuik 5379 4904 5703 5206 Southwest Penicuik 1501 1326 1880 2902 Southeast
Penicuik East 3073 2462 2661 2429
Penicuik East 3247 2626 3312 2657
Penicuik 6342 6345 6440 6029 Southwest Penicuik 1984 1664 1721 1103 Southwest Penicuik 3705 2625 2712 3425 Southwest
Penicuik North 4038 4059 2883 4213
Penicuik East 3604 3191 3577 3777
Penicuik East 3504 3217 2403 4037
Penicuik North 4889 4569 3561 4074
Penicuik North 3773 3411 3294 4131
Penicuik North 4402 4229 4179 4023
Penicuik North 6330 6359 6162 6243
There are no Penicuik datazones in the least deprived 15% SIMD health rankings in 2012, although only 3 out of 21 datazones are ranked as less deprived than in 2009 (overall SIMD ranking).
9 out of 21 datazones have a health domain ranking as less deprived that in 2009.
The Penicuik datazones range from the 21st to the 98th percentiles for overall SIMD ranking, and from the 17th to the 98th percentile for health ranking in 2012.
32 160 Early Deaths per 10,000 Population
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0 Cancer Coronary Heart Disease Strokes Penicuik North 106.5 37.2 7.7 Penicuik SoutEast 83.6 86.9 0 Penicuik SouthWest 90.8 22.2 0 Penicuik East 107.3 54.3 12 Midlothian 124.7 55.6 17.2 Scotland 134.7 57.2 18.7
Penicuik East and North have the highest rates of early death from cancer across the area.
Penicuik Southeast has the highest rate of death from coronary heart disease, which is only a little higher (3.3 per 10,000 population) than the deaths from cancer in that intermediate geography.
Penicuik East and North had almost equal deaths due to cancer – less that 1 per 10,000 populations.
Penicuik East and Southwest had no early deaths as a result of cerebrovascular complications.
Maternity & Child Health
The 2011 Census indicates that there were 860 children aged 0 to 4 years living in the Penicuik area.
Teenage pregnancy rates across Penicuik (defined as births to mothers under 18 as a percentage of women 15-17 in the area) are above the Midlothian average at 60/1,000, compared to a Midlothian rate of 39/1,000.
In Penicuik maternal smoking rates are 14% which is significantly below the Scottish average at 23%.
Breast feeding rates (at 6/8 weeks) are higher in Penicuik at 31% than the Scottish average of 26%.
Immunisation uptake at 24 months in Penicuik is higher at 95% than the Scottish average of 92%. However across the Penicuik area the take up varied:
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ScotPHO – Community Health and Well-being Profile 2010
Child dental health at Primary 1 across Penicuik was significantly higher at 68% than the Scottish average of 62% and the average for Midlothian at 65%.
Young People’s Attitudes to Health
Scotpho.org.uk – Community Health and Wellbeing Profile 2010 In the 2013 School Pupils Survey, 510 pupils who attend a school in Penicuik responded: 87% of the 502 pupils who answered agreed that their school helps them to make safe and healthy choices (eg, by teaching me about a healthy lifestyle and ways of keeping myself safe). This is 6% fewer than pupils who agreed in 2011.
85% of the of the 500 pupils who answered agreed that their school provides a good range of extra- curricular activities - e.g. clubs, sports, music, visits, charity work. This is 2% higher than pupils who agreed in 2011.
76% of the 500 pupils who answered agreed there are good opportunities to take part in activities in their local community. This is 8% fewer than pupils who agreed in 2011.
34 Care & Social Care
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Source: Provision of unpaid care (Scotland’s Census 2011)
In Penicuik 9.4% of people provide unpaid care
This is slightly lower than care provided across Midlothian, at 9.9%
This equals the Scotland-wide figure, which is also 9.4%
Homecare Hours
Penicuik Homecare West Midlothian Homecare Midlothian Homecare 2013/14 Hours Hours Hours 65+ 64,896 160,212 316,628 18-64 24,260 69,732 121,832 Total 89,156 229,944 438,460
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Source: Midlothian internal recording systems
On average there were 1,752 hours of homecare delivered in Penicuik every week in 2013/14.
On average, 1,247.75 hours per week were delivered to older people (aged 65+).
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Penicuik % Midlothian % Scotland % Under 16 2,388 17.29% 15,603 18.76% 916,331 17.30% 16-64 8,901 64.44% 53,681 64.53% 3,488,738 65.88% 65+ 2,523 18.27% 13,903 16.71% 890,334 16.81% Total 13,812 83,187 5,295,403 Source: Scotland’s Census 2011 http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/area.html
Older people make up a growing proportion of the population. The census in 2011 indicated that there were 13,903 people aged 65+ living in Midlothian, with 2,523 living in Penicuik. This equates to 18% of the elderly population.
Source: General Register Office for Scotland http://www.gro- scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/population/projections/sub-national/2012-based/tables.html
Midlothian is projected to see a 63% increase in people aged 65+ by 2037 to 24,781, with the number of elderly aged 85+ more than trebling.
Assuming no change in the proportions of demographics, this would mean that the number of people aged 65+ living in Penicuik would increase to 4,460.
There is one lunch club in Penicuik, at Ladywood Leisure Centre.
In September 2013 Cowan Court opened, with 32 extra care housing units, all of which are purpose built for co-habiting with spouse/partners, siblings, parents or children.
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In Midlothian there are 2 Children and Family locality teams - East and West. In 2011, the West locality team moved to Penicuik Town Hall. This was to allow a range of staff including social workers, family support workers, education welfare officers, educational psychologists, behaviour support teachers to co- locate in one base. Placing this group of around 40 members of the Children & Families West Service area team together assists in delivering a coordinated and effective service with partner agencies to children and their families who live in the west of Midlothian.
Midlothian provides 3 residential homes for young people in Penicuik, Gorebridge and Dalkeith, which provide high quality residential living and care for some of Midlothian's most vulnerable children and young people. These are youngsters who, for a variety of reasons (usually involving family, educational, and behavioural and/or social difficulties) require to be 'looked after' and accommodated away from home.
Penicuik home is a medium to long stay placement and provides for four young people. Since it opened in spring 2013, 9 young people have been placed there staying an average of 6 months.
In Midlothian, on 31/07/2012 there were 357 Looked After children and children on the Child Protection Register. On 31/07/2014 this number was 354. Of these, the number of children who came from the Penicuik area increased from 13% to 16%. Of those children who were looked after and whose home address was in the Penicuik area, the placements were:
In Midlothian the number of children on the Child Protection Register has reduced from 117 (31/07/2012) to 54 (31/07/2014). Of these children the following children had a home address in Penicuik.
At the end of November 2014 there were only 3 families on the Child Protection Register from the Penicuik area.
38 NEIGHBOURHOOD AND PLACE
Penicuik is a town and former burgh in Midlothian lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. Its population at the 2011 census was 15,926.
The results of the Midlothian Citizens Panel Winter Survey 2014 show that 95% of respondents in Penicuik rate their neighbourhood as a good place to live which is slightly higher than across Midlothian (93%). When asked how they would rate their quality of life in Midlothian, respondents from Penicuik responded slightly higher than Midlothian as a whole:
In the Midlothian Winter Survey 2014, 612 people responded from across Midlothian. Of these 127 (21%) lived in the Penicuik and district area.
The Midlothian Winter Survey 2014 asked whether antisocial behaviour was a problem in the locality:
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From the Midlothian Winter Survey 2014, 52% of respondents from Penicuik agreed that “people in my community can influence decisions that reflect our community” which is higher than the 46% who agreed across Midlothian. When asked if they were interested in helping improve local health services and the health of their community, 47% respondents from Penicuik said “yes”, which is less than 50% across Midlothian.
Local Facilities & Services
The Midlothian Winter Survey 2014 asked where people usually shop for food, groceries and household provisions. In Penicuik 91% of respondents indicated they shopped locally rather than outside Midlothian or online compared to 87% across Midlothian who shopped locally.
When asked where they shopped for entertainment (cinema, restaurants, etc) 77% of respondents in Penicuik went out with Midlothian. This is higher than 73% across Midlothian.
75% of respondents in Penicuik indicated they shopped for clothes and footwear, domestic appliances, large purchases (eg cars) and large domestic furniture out with Midlothian which is greater than 66% across Midlothian.
The Midlothian Winter Survey 2014 asked people where they usually accessed the internet. 88% of respondents in Penicuik indicated they accessed the internet at home with only 11% saying they did not use the internet. Across Midlothian 84% said they accessed the internet at home with 15% saying they did not use the internet.
Local High Streets
Midlothian’s population centres around 5 main towns which are expected to provide retail and other key services to the community. Vacancy rates (measured as a percentage of available retail units the area) are a key indicator of the ‘health’ of local High Streets.
Vacancy rates in Penicuik have grown significantly compared to across the whole of Midlothian since 2012.
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The results of the Midlothian Winter Survey 2014 show that 26% of respondents in Penicuik have taken part in a community event, meeting or activity over the past year which is lower than 31% across Midlothian.
The Midlothian Winter Survey 2014 asked people to rate their outdoor green spaces such as parks, play areas, country parks, woodlands and off road path networks. Overall 84% of respondents in Penicuik rated the green spaces as good which is lower than 86% of respondents across Midlothian.
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Library
GP Surgeries
Leisure Centre
Care Home
Day Centre
Lunch Club
Sheltered Housing
42 Leisure, Learning & Sport
Penicuik Library provides a range of facilities: Wi-Fi Careers information Fax service The Black Collection (local history) Quiet Room
Midlothian Council’s usage figures for 2012/13 and 2013/14 show that:
In Penicuik there was a 1% decrease from 24% to 23% in loans of a single library item i.e. book, CD or DVD. Across Midlothian libraries there was a 4% decrease.
In Penicuik there was a 2% decrease in visits to the library from 21% to 19%. Across Midlothian there was a 5% increase.
In Penicuik there was a 2% increase in the use of PC (hours) from 21% to 23%. Across Midlothian there was a 7% decrease.
In Penicuik there was a 3% decrease of new members to the library. Across Midlothian there was a 12% increase.
Penicuik Leisure Centre provides a range of sports and recreation facilities for the community. Penicuik % usage compared to other centres:
Facilities at Penicuik % usage for 2013/14:
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The results of the Midlothian Winter Survey 2014 show that:
19% volunteer in Penicuik and District doing an average of 10 hours a month, compared to 23% who volunteer across Midlothian doing an average of 12 hours a month.
In Penicuik 48% agree that people in their community feel involved which is slightly higher than 42% across Midlothian who feel involved.
In Penicuik 52% agree that people in their community can influence decisions that affect their community which is again higher than across Midlothian which is 46%.
71% of people in Penicuik agree that people in their community help each other when there is a problem which is similar to across Midlothian (70%)
The results of the Midlothian Winter Survey 2014 show that 48% of people in Penicuik feel involved in their community which is higher than 42% across Midlothian. 52% or Penicuik residents agree that people in their community can influence decisions that affect the community compared to 45% across Midlothian.
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HOUSING
Midlothian has a growing population. Household projections show the county to have the second largest national percentage increase behind West Lothian for the period between 1998 and 2012, with a projected increase of 22% or 7,773 households.
More households equates to the increasing demand for more houses. In the Midlothian Housing Land Audit, sites were identified for 988 additional units in Penicuik. There is also a high level of need for affordable housing in Midlothian; Penicuik in particular is a high-pressure area for affordable housing. In recent years the Council, together with Registered Social Landlords, has built 161 homes since 2006. In addition, five more sites for new council houses have been identified for development during the period 2014-2017. Source: Housing Stats 2011 census
Housing Type & Size
Chart Showing type of property being occupied
Type of Housing Penicuik Midlothian Scotland Detached 18.0% 19.4% 21.9% Semi-detached 34.5% 29.3% 22.8% Terraced 29.8% 28.4% 18.6% Flat 17.6% 21.8% 36.4% Other 0.0% 1.0% 0.2%
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Housing Tenure
Chart Showing Tenure Type of Households
Type of Housing Tenure Penicuik Midlothian Scotland % Owned 71.0% 64.9% 62.0% % Rented from Council 15.3% 18.7% 13.2% % Other social rented 5.6% 8.0% 11.1% % Private rented 7.4% 7.4% 12.4% % Living rent free 0.6% 1.1% 1.3%
Occupancy of Households
Penicuik Midlothian Scotland All households 5,912 34,978 2,372,777 Under occupying by 2 rooms or more 46% 41% 38% Under occupying by 1 room or more 28% 30% 28% Neither under or over occupying 20% 22% 25% Over Occupying by 1 room or more 6% 7% 9% 46
Type of Central Heating Used
Type of Central Heating Used in the Home Penicuik Midlothian Scotland Gas 91.8% 86.9% 74.2% Electric 4.4% 4.4% 13.4% Two or More 1.5% 1.9% 2.6% None 0.8% 0.8% 2.3% Solid Fuel 0.7% 1.6% 1.1% Oil 0.5% 3.6% 5.7% Other 0.2% 0.9% 0.7%
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Homelessness & Temporary Accommodation
Numbers of Families Staying in MC Temporary Accommodation and the Proportion That Reside in Penicuik
31/03/2012 31/03/2013 31/03/2014 Temporary Households % of Total Households % of Total Households % of Total in Accommodation Type Midlothian Midlothian Midlothian in Penicuik in Penicuik in Penicuik in Penicuik in Penicuik Penicuik
Bed & Breakfast 6 80 7.5% 9 92 9.8% 8 83 9.6% MC Temporary Accommodation 27 185 14.6% 23 187 12.3% 23 185 12.4% Privately Leased Properties 31 220 14.1% 32 236 13.6% 36 236 15.3% Total 64 485 13.2% 64 515 12.4% 67 504 13.3%
Penicuik Homelessness Profile
Number of Homeless People on Homeless List Area @ 6 November 2014 Homeless Households in 157 Penicuik Homeless Households in 954 Midlothian % of Homeless List Living in 16.5% Penicuik
Source: Housing Stats Internal Database System (Academy)
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TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
Modes of Transport
Main Mode of Travel Used to Commute to Work
Main Mode of Transport Used to Commute to Work
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Works from Car Train Bus Foot Other home Penicuik 62% 1% 20% 8% 2% 8% Midlothian 64% 1% 18% 6% 2% 9% Scotland 62% 4% 10% 10% 3% 11%
Source: Scotland’s Census 2011
82% of the working population in Penicuik travel to work either by car or bus.
Across Penicuik, people are far more likely to commute to work by car than by any other form of transport, with 62% choosing this method.
The proportion of people working from home is lower than both the Midlothian and Scotland results
Mode of Travel to School
Glencorse is the only school in Penicuik to which all children are either driven or walk.
Penicuik High School has the highest level of children walking to school (83%) with Glencorse Primary being the lowest (27%).
Mauricewood has the highest proportion of children cycling to school at 18%, and the highest level of Park and Stride at 20%.
More children travel to Beeslack Community High School by bus than any other school
Only Cuiken Primary and Sacred Heart Primary have pupils who get to school by taxi.
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Mode of Travel to School Children Travelling to School in Penicuik
Strathesk PS
Sacred Heart PS
Roslin PS
Mauricewood PS
Glencorse PS
CuikenPS
Cornbank PS
Penicuik HS
Beeslack Community HS
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Beeslack Penicuik Cornban Glencors Maurice Sacred Commun CuikenPS Roslin PS Strathes HS k PS e PS wood PS Heart PS ity HS k PS Walk 47% 83% 62% 50% 27% 42% 40% 35% 57% Cycle 0% 2% 7% 6% 0% 18% 6% 4% 8% Scooter/Skate 0% 0% 7% 4% 0% 10% 7% 9% 8% Park&Stride 0% 2% 13% 2% 0% 20% 10% 2% 4% Driven 11% 7% 7% 19% 73% 7% 19% 38% 22% Bus 41% 6% 4% 13% 0% 1% 18% 1% 0% Taxi 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 13% 0%
Source: Mode of Transport to School (Hands Up 2012)
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Access Deprivation - SIMD Geographical Access Domain Datazone Intermediate Overall Overall SIMD Health Health Overall Overall Health Health Overall Health in 15% in 15% Geography SIMD rank 2012 Domain domain SIMD SIMD Domain domain SIMD Domain most most Rank rank 2009 rank 2012 Rank rank rank rank Rank Rank deprived? deprived? 2009 2009 2012 2009 2012 Change Change (Overall) (Health) Rural South S01004122 Midlothian 5,095 4,798 6,039 6,111 78.32% 73.76% 92.84% 93.94% 4.57% 1.11% no no Penicuik S01004124 Southeast 6,263 6,053 5,513 5,393 96.28% 93.05% 84.75% 82.91% 3.23% -1.84% no no Penicuik S01004125 Southeast 5,478 5,168 4,455 3,933 84.21% 79.45% 68.49% 60.46% 4.77% -8.02% no no Penicuik S01004126 Southeast 3,019 2,782 3,468 3,400 46.41% 42.77% 53.31% 52.27% 3.64% -1.05% no no Penicuik S01004127 Southwest 6,077 5,739 6,086 5,523 93.42% 88.22% 93.56% 84.90% 5.20% -8.65% no no Penicuik S01004128 Southwest 6,415 6,347 6,366 6,354 98.62% 97.57% 97.86% 97.68% 1.05% -0.18% no no Penicuik S01004129 Southeast 5,420 5,171 5,217 4,186 83.32% 79.49% 80.20% 64.35% 3.83% -15.85% no no Penicuik S01004130 Southwest 5,379 4,904 5,703 5,206 82.69% 75.39% 87.67% 80.03% 7.30% -7.64% no no Penicuik S01004131 Southeast 1,501 1,326 1,880 2,902 23.07% 20.38% 28.90% 44.61% 2.69% 15.71% no no S01004132 Penicuik East 3,073 2,462 2,661 2,429 47.24% 37.85% 40.91% 37.34% 9.39% -3.57% no no S01004133 Penicuik East 3,247 2,626 3,312 2,657 49.92% 40.37% 50.91% 40.85% 9.55% -10.07% no no Penicuik S01004134 Southwest 6,342 6,345 6,440 6,029 97.49% 97.54% 99.00% 92.68% -0.05% -6.32% no no Penicuik S01004135 Southwest 1,984 1,664 1,721 1,103 30.50% 25.58% 26.46% 16.96% 4.92% -9.50% no no Penicuik S01004136 Southwest 3,705 2,625 2,712 3,425 56.96% 40.35% 41.69% 52.65% 16.60% 10.96% no no S01004139 Penicuik North 4,038 4,059 2,883 4,213 62.08% 62.40% 44.32% 64.77% -0.32% 20.45% no no S01004140 Penicuik East 3,604 3,191 3,577 3,777 55.40% 49.05% 54.99% 58.06% 6.35% 3.07% no no S01004141 Penicuik East 3,504 3,217 2,403 4,037 53.87% 49.45% 36.94% 62.06% 4.41% 25.12% no no S01004142 Penicuik North 4,889 4,569 3,561 4,074 75.16% 70.24% 54.74% 62.63% 4.92% 7.89% no no S01004143 Penicuik North 3,773 3,411 3,294 4,131 58.00% 52.44% 50.64% 63.50% 5.56% 12.87% no no S01004145 Penicuik North 4,402 4,229 4,179 4,023 67.67% 65.01% 64.24% 61.84% 2.66% -2.40% no no S01004148 Penicuik North 6,330 6,359 6,162 6,243 97.31% 97.76% 94.73% 95.97% -0.45% 1.25% no no
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ENVIRONMENT
HEADLINES – Environment
Ambient air quality is slightly better across the Penicuik ward area than the average across Midlothian. Residents in the Penicuik area rated Midlothian’s outdoor green spaces slightly
lower than residents across Midlothian as a whole.
Quality of the Local Environment (see also section on Community Services and Facilities)
The Midlothian Citizens’ Panel Survey 2013 showed that:
83% of Midlothian residents compared to 85% of Penicuik residents reported having taken visits to the outdoors in the last 12 months at least as often as every 2-3 months.
Residents in the Penicuik area rated outdoor green spaces (such as parks, play areas, woodlands and off-road paths) in Midlothian slightly lower than residents across Midlothian as a whole.
Air Quality and Pollution
Indicators of ambient air quality include: 3 3 1. NO2 (Nitrogen dioxide) concentration as micrograms/metre (µg/m ).
2. PM10 concentration as micrograms/metre3 (µg/m3) (particle pollution generally caused by diesel combustion, construction, mining and quarrying).
Ambient air quality is therefore slightly better across the Penicuik ward area than the average across Midlothian.
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Litter and Waste Management
Midlothian Council’s CRM system records all customer contacts, complaints and incidents. The following data relates to records for the Penicuik area for the year 2013/14. The number of contact for the most frequently cited four categories are shown together with the percentage of the total number of categorised contacts. Approximately 15% (244) of the total of 1642 were not categorised.
Category Number of Percentage of categorised contacts contacts Missed bin or box uplift 710 50.8% Housing repairs 173 12.4% Missed wheelie bin pullout 111 7.9% Illegal dumping/ fly-tipping/ abandoned vehicles 90 6.4% Other categorised 314 22.5% Total categorised 1,398 Not categorised 244
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Reported Dog Fouling
A number of campaigns and initiatives have contributed to a reduction in reported dog fouling – including: Zero tolerance approach/enforcement action; increased frequency of dog fouling patrols; education campaingn and awareness talks; continued provision of free dog poo bags.
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CRIME & SAFETY
Total Crimes
In the past 5 years there has been a 22.6% reduction in total crimes.
The highest total crime figure of the last 5 years was reported in 2009/10, dropping the next year and staying roughly the same until 2013/14.
Violent Crime
In the past 5 years there has been a decrease of 30.8% in violent crime.
In Penicuik the rates for violent crime rose in 2010/11 rose for three years, before dropping in 2013/14. 55
Crimes of Indecency
In the past 5 years there has been a increase of 11.8% of crime of indecency.
The rate for crimes of indecency drops in 2010/11 then slowly rises back up from 2011/12 to 2013/14.
Dishonesty Crime
In the past 5 years there has been a 15.6% decrease in crimes involving dishonesty.
Dishonesty crime has stayed high through the years, dropping in 2010/11 and 2013/14.
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Vandalism/Fire-raising
In the past 5 years there has been a 51.9% decrease in vandalism/fireraising.
Vandalism crime and fire-raising has shown a continued downward trend since 2009/10 and dropped to its lowest in 2013/14.
Anti-social Behaviour Crimes
Anti-social behaviour crimes include breach of the peace and minor assault and have shown an upward trend since dropping sharply in 2010/11. It is now at the same level as 2009/10.
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Road Traffic Offences
In the past 5 years there has been a 28.2% decrease in road traffic offences.
Road traffic offences reached its highest point in 2012/13, dropping remarkably to its lowest point in 2013/14.
Other Crime
In the past 5 years there has been a 31.3% decrease in other crimes.
Other crimes include bail offences and possession of drugs and has shown a downward trend since 2009/10, rising again by a small amount in 2013/14.
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