Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden
Middle areaWest Ashford. 6,785 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 66 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden at a rate of 46.0 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 | 133 |
| Other crime | 59 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden at a rate of 46.0 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, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (133), other crime (59) and anti-social behaviour (46).
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 Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden alone. See Ashford
Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden in brief
The median price paid for a home in Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden was £560,000 in 2025.
Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden had 6,208 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden, 16.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.