Norman
WardEast Ashford. About 3,190 people in 1.7 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Norman, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Norman compares
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Is Norman safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Norman at a rate of 186.5 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, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Norman.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (271), violence and sexual offences (110) and other crime (75).
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 ward, so they describe all of Ashford and not Norman alone. See Ashford
Norman in brief
Norman had 3,059 usual residents at the census.
In Norman, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Norman, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
65.3% of residents in Norman were aged 15 to 64 at the census.