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Safety, air quality and noise in Pollrone, Co. Kilkenny, Waterford
Area scores as of 2026-08-03. Scores are area-level medians; individual properties vary.
Safety — higher is safer
Pollrone, Co. Kilkenny scores 9.3 out of 10 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 9.3 to 9.3.
Clean air — higher is cleaner
Pollrone, Co. Kilkenny scores 6.2 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.
Measured figure: 11.3 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.
Clean air uses a median of 11.3 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 6.1 to 6.3.
Quiet — higher is quieter
Pollrone, Co. Kilkenny scores 5.1 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.
Measured figure: 59.6 decibels (modelled).
Quiet uses a median of 59.6 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 4 SAs in this locality, a day-evening-night level taken at 4 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's traffic, railway and aircraft noise models, where a lower reading means a quieter area.
Median across the 4 member areas; middle half 4.4 to 5.3.
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