Elected Member Briefing Note 2025, No. 46
About this Briefing Note
Report by: Helen Smout, Chief Executive, Culture Perth and Kinross
Date: 6 May 2025
Subject: Perth City Centre Footfall Figures
Purpose
To provide clarification for Elected Members on the Scrutiny and Performance Committee around footfall figures quoted at the most recent Committee meeting on 23 April 2025.
Briefing Information
As part of the presentation updating the Committee on the ongoing work of Perth Museum, I said an additional 2 million visits to Perth city centre between 2023 and 2024 had been recorded. This figure was drawn from city centre footfall data, provided by the Council, and while the footfall count itself was accurate, this does not equate to actual city centre visitor numbers. Unfortunately, I was not aware of this when giving the presentation, and I apologise for any confusion this may have caused.
In the interests of clarity, the data provided showed that city centre footfall counters, which will potentially capture the same people multiple times within one visit, recorded a 68% increase in footfall between late March 2024 and the beginning of January 2025.
A note will also be added to the recording of the Committee meeting on the Council's YouTube channel to provide the same clarification for the public.
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