Broughton Astley
Middle areaWest Harborough. 10,175 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 10.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Broughton Astley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Broughton Astley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broughton Astley at a rate of 33.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 50.8 per 1,000 people across Harborough.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 123 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 71 |
| Other crime | 58 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Shoplifting | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Broughton Astley compares
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Is Broughton Astley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broughton Astley at a rate of 33.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 50.8 per 1,000 people across Harborough.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Broughton Astley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (123), anti-social behaviour (71) and other crime (58).
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 Harborough
These figures are published for the whole of Harborough, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Harborough and not Broughton Astley alone. See Harborough
Broughton Astley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Broughton Astley was £295,000 in 2025.
Broughton Astley had 9,651 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Broughton Astley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Broughton Astley, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.