Safety, air quality and noise in Hartlepool

Safety — higher is safer

Hartlepool scores 81 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 1207.7 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 1,207.7 offences per 10,000 residents across the 53 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 53 member areas; middle half 72 to 95.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Hartlepool scores 77 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 8.0 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 8.0 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 53 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 53 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 53 member areas; middle half 69 to 78.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Hartlepool scores 52 out of 100 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 53 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 53 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 53 member areas; middle half 45 to 56.