Safety, air quality and noise in South Cambridgeshire

Safety — higher is safer

South Cambridgeshire scores 10.0 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 480.6 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 480.6 offences per 10,000 residents across the 40 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 40 member areas; middle half 9.8 to 10.0.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

South Cambridgeshire scores 8.2 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 6.9 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 6.9 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 40 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 40 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 40 member areas; middle half 8.2 to 8.3.

Quiet — higher is quieter

South Cambridgeshire scores 5.8 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 57.0 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 57 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 40 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 40 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 40 member areas; middle half 5.0 to 7.0.