Safety, air quality and noise in Stockton-on-Tees

Safety — higher is safer

Stockton-on-Tees scores 91 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 889.4 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 889.4 offences per 10,000 residents across the 124 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 124 member areas; middle half 78 to 97.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Stockton-on-Tees scores 78 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 7.8 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 7.8 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 124 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 124 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 124 member areas; middle half 77 to 79.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Stockton-on-Tees scores 49 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 60.5 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 60.5 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 124 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 124 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 124 member areas; middle half 36 to 58.