Children from low-income households are more likely to live in areas of high air pollution

London

South-east and east of England

Midlands and the north of England

Wales and south-west

Scotland and Northern Ireland

% of children living in poverty

60

London boroughs

make up the top five worst ranked areas for both pollution and child poverty

Tower

Hamlets

50

Newham

Birmingham

Manchester

Newcastle

upon Tyne

40

Cardiff

Glasgow

30

Belfast

20

City of

London

Edinburgh

Shetland

10

PM2.5 pollution levels

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

60

London boroughs

make up the top five worst ranked areas for both pollution and child poverty

London

South-east and east of England

Midlands and the north of England

Tower

Hamlets

Wales and south-west

Scotland and Northern Ireland

50

Newham

% of children

living in poverty

Newcastle

upon Tyne

Birmingham

Manchester

40

Cardiff

Luton

Lewisham

Northumberland

Glasgow

Anglesey

30

Belfast

Kensington

and Chelsea

20

Na h-Eileanan Siar

Edinburgh

Richmond

upon Thames

Shetland

Rushcliffe

Isles of Scilly

PM2.5 pollution levels

City of London

Elmbridge

10

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10