Safety, air quality and noise in Cannock Chase

Safety — higher is safer

Cannock Chase scores 97 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 652.2 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 652.2 offences per 10,000 residents across the 61 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 61 member areas; middle half 91 to 99.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Cannock Chase scores 88 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 5.7 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 5.7 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 61 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 61 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 61 member areas; middle half 87 to 88.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Cannock Chase scores 54 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 58.6 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 58.6 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 61 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 61 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 61 member areas; middle half 46 to 58.