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Safety, air quality and noise in Thames Central, Thames
Area scores as of 2026-08-01. Scores are area-level medians; individual properties vary.
Safety — higher is safer
Thames Central scores 60 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.
Measured figure: 873.9 offences per 10,000 residents.
Safety uses 873.9 offences per 10,000 residents for the surrounding NZ Police area unit, from NZ Police recorded crime, 2025.
Clean air — higher is cleaner
Thames Central scores 76 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.
Measured figure: 8.3 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.
Clean air uses 8.3 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5, an annual mean modelled at the area centroid from the Copernicus CAMS regional background surface. This figure is approximate: a regional background estimate rather than a local modelled surface.
This score is approximate.
Quiet — higher is quieter
Thames Central scores 60 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.
Measured figure: 56.1 decibels (modelled).
Quiet uses 56.1 decibels of modelled outdoor sound, a day-evening-night level at the area centroid 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.
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