Ashford Central
Middle areaEast Ashford. 13,294 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 80% of people in Ashford Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ashford Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ashford Central at a rate of 177.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 840 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 530 |
| Other crime | 426 |
| Shoplifting | 176 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 173 |
| Drug offences | 85 |
| Vehicle crime | 54 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 13 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ashford Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ashford Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ashford Central at a rate of 177.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 232 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ashford Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (840), anti-social behaviour (530) and other crime (426).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Ashford
These figures are published for the whole of Ashford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ashford and not Ashford Central alone. See Ashford
Ashford Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ashford Central was £270,500 in 2025.
Ashford Central had 12,105 usual residents at the census.
About 80% of people in Ashford Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ashford Central, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.