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Leicester

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
368,542
Households
127,334
Crimes · Mar '26
3,319 · 9.0 per 1k
127,334
Households
Indian · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 25%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
3,319 · 9.0 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
6,101
Postcodes
127,334
Households
Indian · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 25%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
3,319 · 9.0 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
6,101
Postcodes

Overview of Leicester

Coordinates52.6356, -1.1252
Postcodes
6,101
Population (Census)
368,542
Households (Census)
127,334
Recorded crime · Mar '26
3,319 · 9.0 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Leicester

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.53 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.53 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Leicester

Crime trends · Leicester
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1,157
YoY -10%
ASB
470
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
155
YoY -23%
Burglary
107
YoY -18%
Criminal damage
330
YoY +10%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Possession Of Weapons
41
YoY +24%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · possession of weapons up sharply · criminal damage rising

3,319
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Leicester

Ethnicity

Total residents: 368,531
Indian34.3%
White Brit.33.2%
Other White6.8%
African5.8%
Pakistani3.4%
+ 5 other groups · 16.4%

Religion

Total residents: 368,504
Christian24.7%
Muslim23.4%
No religion22.9%
Hindu17.9%
Not answered5.6%
+ 1 other religions · 5.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 368,542
35–4920.2%
50–6415.9%
25–3414.9%
20–249.8%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%

Households

Total households: 127,334
Other18.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.6%
Any member 66+9.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
+ 8 other households · 39.9%