Aylsham
Middle areaNorth west Broadland. 9,085 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 51 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Aylsham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Aylsham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aylsham at a rate of 46.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 39.3 per 1,000 people across Broadland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 172 |
| Other crime | 84 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 72 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Aylsham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Aylsham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aylsham at a rate of 46.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 39.3 per 1,000 people across Broadland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Aylsham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (172), other crime (84) and anti-social behaviour (72).
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 Broadland
These figures are published for the whole of Broadland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Broadland and not Aylsham alone. See Broadland
Aylsham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Aylsham was £314,000 in 2025.
Aylsham had 8,938 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Aylsham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Aylsham, 72.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.