Safety, air quality and noise in Solihull

Safety — higher is safer

Solihull scores 90 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 560.4 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 560.4 offences per 10,000 residents across the 130 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 130 member areas; middle half 84 to 100.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Solihull scores 80 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 7.3 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 7.3 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 130 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 130 member-area centroids 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.

Median across the 130 member areas; middle half 79 to 80.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Solihull scores 51 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 59.8 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 59.8 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 130 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 130 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 130 member areas; middle half 40 to 57.