Safety, air quality and noise in Athlone East Rural, Co. Westmeath, Athlone

Safety — higher is safer

Athlone East Rural, Co. Westmeath scores 89 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 236.6 recorded offences in five CSO groups per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses 236.6 recorded offences in five CSO groups per 10,000 residents for the whole Westmeath Garda Division, from CSO CJQ06 recorded crime by Garda Division; population Census 2022 Small Areas, 2025, so every area inside that division carries the same figure.

Median across the 30 member areas; middle half 89 to 89.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Athlone East Rural, Co. Westmeath scores 52 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 13.5 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 13.5 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 30 SAs in this locality, an annual mean modelled at 30 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 30 member areas; middle half 42 to 71.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Athlone East Rural, Co. Westmeath scores 25 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 70.1 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 70.1 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 30 SAs in this locality, a day-evening-night level taken at 30 member-area centroids from the national major-road traffic noise model, where a lower reading means a quieter area. This figure is approximate: modelled from the major-road network rather than a local noise surface.

This score is approximate.

Median across the 30 member areas; middle half 24 to 42.