Safety, air quality and noise in Croydon

Safety — higher is safer

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

Measured figure: 844.6 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 844.6 offences per 10,000 residents across the 51 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 51 member areas; middle half 6.6 to 8.2.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Croydon scores 6.9 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 9.8 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 9.8 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 51 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 51 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 51 member areas; middle half 6.2 to 7.0.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Croydon scores 5.2 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 59.0 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 59 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 51 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 51 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 51 member areas; middle half 4.3 to 5.9.