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Safety, air quality and noise in Borris, Co. Laois, Portlaoise
Area scores as of 2026-08-03. Scores are area-level medians; individual properties vary.
Safety — higher is safer
Borris, Co. Laois scores 9.2 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.
Measured figure: 176.6 recorded offences in five CSO groups per 10,000 residents.
Safety uses 176.6 recorded offences in five CSO groups per 10,000 residents for the whole Laois/Offaly 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 6 member areas; middle half 9.2 to 9.2.
Clean air — higher is cleaner
Borris, Co. Laois scores 7.0 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.
Measured figure: 9.6 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.
Clean air uses a median of 9.6 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 6 SAs in this locality, an annual mean modelled at 6 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.
Median across the 6 member areas; middle half 7.0 to 7.0.
Quiet — higher is quieter
Borris, Co. Laois scores 0.0 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.
Measured figure: 82.3 decibels (modelled).
Quiet uses a median of 82.3 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 6 SAs in this locality, a day-evening-night level taken at 6 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's traffic, railway and aircraft noise models, where a lower reading means a quieter area.
Median across the 6 member areas; middle half 0.0 to 0.0.
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