Kirkby Central
Middle areaNorth Ashfield. 6,265 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in Kirkby Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Kirkby Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kirkby Central at a rate of 171.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Ashfield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 315 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 206 |
| Shoplifting | 199 |
| Other crime | 170 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 79 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
| Robbery | 18 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Kirkby Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Kirkby Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kirkby Central at a rate of 171.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Ashfield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 96 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kirkby Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (315), anti-social behaviour (206) and shoplifting (199).
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 Ashfield
These figures are published for the whole of Ashfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ashfield and not Kirkby Central alone. See Ashfield
Kirkby Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Kirkby Central was £150,000 in 2025.
Kirkby Central had 6,164 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in Kirkby Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kirkby Central, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.