Safety, air quality and noise in Dunkitt, Co. Kilkenny, Waterford

Safety — higher is safer

Dunkitt, Co. Kilkenny scores 93 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 153.5 recorded offences in five CSO groups per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses 153.5 recorded offences in five CSO groups per 10,000 residents for the whole Kilkenny/Carlow 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 4 member areas; middle half 93 to 93.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Dunkitt, Co. Kilkenny scores 60 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 11.7 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 11.7 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 4 SAs in this locality, an annual mean modelled at 4 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 4 member areas; middle half 56 to 61.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Dunkitt, Co. Kilkenny scores 30 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 67.8 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 67.8 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 4 SAs in this locality, a day-evening-night level taken at 4 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 4 member areas; middle half 22 to 38.