Safety, air quality and noise in West Lancashire

Safety — higher is safer

West Lancashire scores 9.2 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 1036.6 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 1,036.6 offences per 10,000 residents across the 21 of 28 LSOAs in this local authority area with published figures, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 28 member areas; middle half 8.8 to 10.0.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

West Lancashire scores 6.7 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 10.2 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 10.2 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 28 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 28 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 28 member areas; middle half 6.3 to 7.1.

Quiet — higher is quieter

West Lancashire scores 5.4 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 58.5 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 58.5 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 28 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 28 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 28 member areas; middle half 4.7 to 6.2.