Safety, air quality and noise in Milton Keynes

Safety — higher is safer

Milton Keynes scores 9.4 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 682.6 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 682.6 offences per 10,000 residents across the 161 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 161 member areas; middle half 9.0 to 9.8.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Milton Keynes scores 8.4 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 6.4 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 6.4 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 161 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 161 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 161 member areas; middle half 8.1 to 8.6.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Milton Keynes scores 5.3 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 58.8 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 58.8 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 161 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 161 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 161 member areas; middle half 4.6 to 6.0.