Safety, air quality and noise in Gloucester

Safety — higher is safer

Gloucester scores 91 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 817.2 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 817.2 offences per 10,000 residents across the 82 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 82 member areas; middle half 81 to 96.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Gloucester scores 76 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 8.2 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 8.2 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 82 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 82 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 82 member areas; middle half 76 to 76.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Gloucester scores 48 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 61.1 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 61.1 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 82 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 82 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 82 member areas; middle half 35 to 56.