Safety, air quality and noise in Bracknell Forest

Safety — higher is safer

Bracknell Forest scores 9.7 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 488.2 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 488.2 offences per 10,000 residents across the 81 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 81 member areas; middle half 8.9 to 10.0.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Bracknell Forest scores 8.1 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 7.3 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 7.3 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 81 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 81 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 81 member areas; middle half 8.0 to 8.1.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Bracknell Forest scores 5.8 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 57.0 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 57 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 81 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 81 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 81 member areas; middle half 4.8 to 6.1.