Safety, air quality and noise in Vale of White Horse

Safety — higher is safer

Vale of White Horse scores 10.0 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 410.6 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 410.6 offences per 10,000 residents across the 43 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 43 member areas; middle half 9.7 to 10.0.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Vale of White Horse scores 8.8 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 5.6 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 5.6 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 43 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 43 member-area centroids from the Copernicus CAMS regional background surface. This figure is approximate: a regional background estimate rather than a local modelled surface.

This score is approximate.

Median across the 43 member areas; middle half 8.8 to 8.8.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Vale of White Horse scores 5.5 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 57.8 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 57.8 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 43 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 43 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 43 member areas; middle half 3.1 to 6.4.