Safety, air quality and noise in Dover

Safety — higher is safer

Dover scores 9.7 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 440.6 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 440.6 offences per 10,000 residents across the 6 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 6 member areas; middle half 9.4 to 10.0.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Dover scores 5.2 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 13.5 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 13.5 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 6 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 6 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 6 member areas; middle half 1.4 to 7.3.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Dover scores 5.6 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 57.3 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 57.3 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 6 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 6 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 6 member areas; middle half 5.4 to 6.6.