Safety, air quality and noise in Bedford

Safety — higher is safer

Bedford scores 95 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 622.3 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 622.3 offences per 10,000 residents across the 28 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 28 member areas; middle half 91 to 100.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Bedford scores 66 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 10.4 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 10.4 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 28 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 28 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 28 member areas; middle half 64 to 72.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Bedford scores 73 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 50.7 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 50.7 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 28 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 28 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 28 member areas; middle half 66 to 75.