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Highworth

Middle area

North east Swindon. 8,447 people in 31 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 4% of people in Highworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£305,000
Joint 3,392nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,368
Joint 2,935th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
4%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Highworth

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highworth at a rate of 47.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across Swindon.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences164
Other crime65
Anti-social behaviour56
Criminal damage and arson38
Shoplifting38
Vehicle crime15
Burglary14
Drug offences7
Theft from the person2
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Highworth compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

HighworthMiddle
Median sale price27 middle areas, Swindon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Swindon27 areas from £201,000 to £395,000. The middle area is £272,000. Highworth is £305,000.
£305,000joint 4th most expensive
Population27 middle areas, Swindon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Swindon27 areas from 5,664 to 13,043. The middle area is 8,546. Highworth is 8,368.
8,36811th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 middle areas, Swindon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Swindon27 areas from 0.0% to 70.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Highworth is 4.0%.
4%joint 11th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage27 middle areas, Swindon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Swindon27 areas from 84.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.8%. Highworth is 84.5%.
84.5%lowest

Is Highworth safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highworth at a rate of 47.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across Swindon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Highworth.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (164), other crime (65) and anti-social behaviour (56).

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 Swindon

These figures are published for the whole of Swindon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Swindon and not Highworth alone. See Swindon

Average house price
£263,611
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,900
163rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
Joint 148th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
Joint 130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Highworth in brief

The median price paid for a home in Highworth was £305,000 in 2025.

Highworth had 8,368 usual residents at the census.

About 4% of people in Highworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Highworth, 84.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.