Highfield & Willesborough
Middle areaEast Ashford. 10,640 people in 5.0 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Highfield & Willesborough, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Highfield & Willesborough
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highfield & Willesborough at a rate of 85.4 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 | 380 |
| Other crime | 177 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 125 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 79 |
| Shoplifting | 45 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Robbery | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Highfield & Willesborough compares
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Is Highfield & Willesborough safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highfield & Willesborough at a rate of 85.4 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, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Highfield & Willesborough.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (380), other crime (177) and anti-social behaviour (125).
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 Highfield & Willesborough alone. See Ashford
Highfield & Willesborough in brief
The median price paid for a home in Highfield & Willesborough was £335,750 in 2025.
Highfield & Willesborough had 9,563 usual residents at the census.
In Highfield & Willesborough, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Highfield & Willesborough, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.