Safety, air quality and noise in Redcar and Cleveland

Safety — higher is safer

Redcar and Cleveland scores 85 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 1386.5 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 1,386.5 offences per 10,000 residents across the 53 of 55 LSOAs in this local authority area with published figures, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 55 member areas; middle half 82 to 91.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Redcar and Cleveland scores 79 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 7.7 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 7.7 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 55 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 55 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 55 member areas; middle half 78 to 79.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Redcar and Cleveland scores 54 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 58.4 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 58.4 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 55 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 55 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 55 member areas; middle half 44 to 57.