Safety, air quality and noise in Wandsworth

Safety — higher is safer

Wandsworth scores 7.0 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 784.9 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 784.9 offences per 10,000 residents across the 186 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 186 member areas; middle half 6.2 to 7.9.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Wandsworth scores 6.8 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 10.1 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 10.1 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 186 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 186 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 186 member areas; middle half 5.8 to 7.0.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Wandsworth scores 3.6 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 65.7 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 65.7 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 186 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 186 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 186 member areas; middle half 2.1 to 4.5.