Safety, air quality and noise in Sunderland

Safety — higher is safer

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

Measured figure: 906.6 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 906.6 offences per 10,000 residents across the 177 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 177 member areas; middle half 8.9 to 9.8.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Sunderland scores 8.3 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 6.8 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 6.8 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 177 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 177 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 177 member areas; middle half 8.2 to 8.3.

Quiet — higher is quieter

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

Measured figure: 59.1 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 59.1 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 177 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 177 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 177 member areas; middle half 4.3 to 6.0.