Safety, air quality and noise in Barnet

Safety — higher is safer

Barnet scores 7.9 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 736.0 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 736 offences per 10,000 residents across the 160 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 160 member areas; middle half 6.9 to 8.4.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Barnet scores 6.8 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 160 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 160 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 160 member areas; middle half 6.0 to 7.0.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Barnet scores 4.4 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 62.3 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 62.3 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 160 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 160 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 160 member areas; middle half 2.8 to 5.0.