Safety, air quality and noise in Cherwell

Safety — higher is safer

Cherwell scores 9.9 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 458.5 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 458.5 offences per 10,000 residents across the 15 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 15 member areas; middle half 9.6 to 10.0.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Cherwell scores 7.1 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 9.4 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 9.4 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 15 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 15 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 15 member areas; middle half 7.0 to 7.4.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Cherwell scores 4.7 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 61.3 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 61.3 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 15 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 15 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 15 member areas; middle half 3.1 to 5.3.