RICHMOND NAMED MOST PEACEFUL BOROUGH IN LONDON
Richmond has been named as London’s most peaceful borough in a new study which looked at crime levels, night-time noise, green space, and proximity to pubs, bars, and clubs.
Researchers found Richmond had the lowest crime rate in the capital, with 57.3 offences per 1,000 residents.
Havering was ranked London’s second most peaceful borough, scoring 56.5 out of 100.
The east London borough was found to have the quietest nights in the capital, while just 1.41 per cent of residents live close to clusters of licensed premises.
The research, carried out by property specialists SAM Conveyancing, analysed official data from Defra, the Home Office, Ordnance Survey and the Food Standards Agency.
Night-time noise levels were measured using Defra’s national noise maps, with researchers examining exposure at 37.7 million individual addresses across England and Wales.
- Richmond upon Thames (58.1)
- Havering (56.5)
- Merton (56.3)
- Redbridge (55.9)
- Bromley (50.3)
- Sutton (49.8)
- Harrow (42.5)
- Barking and Dagenham (40.4)
- Hillingdon (39.2)
- Barnet (37.7)