Ashby Willesley
WardThe south west of the North West Leicestershire. About 2,173 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Ashby Willesley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Ashby Willesley compares
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Is Ashby Willesley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ashby Willesley at a rate of 45.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.3 per 1,000 people across North West Leicestershire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 3 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ashby Willesley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (26), vehicle crime (12) and anti-social behaviour (9).
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 North West Leicestershire
These figures are published for the whole of North West Leicestershire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North West Leicestershire and not Ashby Willesley alone. See North West Leicestershire
Ashby Willesley in brief
Ashby Willesley had 2,149 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Ashby Willesley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ashby Willesley, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Ashby Willesley, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.