Safety, air quality and noise in Limerick South Rural, Co. Limerick, Limerick

Safety — higher is safer

Limerick South Rural, Co. Limerick scores 90 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 225.1 recorded offences in five CSO groups per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses 225.1 recorded offences in five CSO groups per 10,000 residents for the whole Limerick 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 7 member areas; middle half 90 to 90.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Limerick South Rural, Co. Limerick scores 68 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 10.0 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 10.0 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 7 SAs in this locality, an annual mean modelled at 7 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 7 member areas; middle half 48 to 68.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Limerick South Rural, Co. Limerick scores 30 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 68.1 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 68.1 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 7 SAs in this locality, a day-evening-night level taken at 7 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 7 member areas; middle half 22 to 33.