Safety, air quality and noise in Brent

Safety — higher is safer

Brent scores 6.9 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 1018.2 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 1,018.2 offences per 10,000 residents across the 164 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 164 member areas; middle half 5.8 to 8.0.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Brent scores 7.0 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 9.6 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 9.6 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 164 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 164 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 164 member areas; middle half 6.8 to 7.0.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Brent scores 4.0 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 64.0 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 64 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 164 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 164 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 164 member areas; middle half 2.7 to 4.8.