5,219
Households
White Brit. · 50%
Ethnicity
No religion · 40%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
182 · 11.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£188,750
Median property price
233
Postcodes
Overview of Saffron
Coordinates52.6141, -1.1375
Postcodes
233
Population (Census)
16,592
Households (Census)
5,219
Recorded crime · May '26
182 · 11.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Saffron
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.72 (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 2.72 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Saffron
Property sales · Saffron
HM Land Registry · Saffron
Average price
£189,922
YoY: +3.4%
Median price: £186,545
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £135,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£233k£184k£135k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Saffron
Crime trends · Saffron
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
886541
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
58
YoY stable
ASB
29175
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -59%
Vehicle Crime
1691
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY stable
Burglary
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +75%
Criminal damage
402815
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY -25%
Demographics in Saffron
Ethnicity
White Brit.49.6%
African10.9%
Other White9.3%
Indian8.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.9%
+ 8 other groups · 19.0%
Religion
No religion40.3%
Christian32.4%
Muslim12.5%
Not answered9.0%
Hindu3.5%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%
Age groups
20–2418.4%
25–3416.4%
35–4915.9%
16–1913.6%
50–6411.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.5%
Households
Other23.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.1%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
Any member 66+6.6%
+ 9 other households · 34.9%
Schools in Saffron
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Hazel Community Primary School
Leicester · LE2 7JN
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Knighton Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · LE2 6LG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Marriott Primary School
Leicester · LE2 6NE
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Leicester College
Leicester · LE2 7LW
0.6 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Saffron
Postcodes in Saffron
LE2 6AQLE2 6AXLE2 6AYLE2 6AZLE2 6BELE2 6BZLE2 6JTLE2 6JULE2 6LALE2 6LBLE2 6LDLE2 6LELE2 6LFLE2 6LGLE2 6LHLE2 6LLLE2 6LNLE2 6LPLE2 6LQLE2 6LRLE2 6LSLE2 6LTLE2 6LULE2 6NALE2 6NBLE2 6NDLE2 6NELE2 6NFLE2 6NGLE2 6NHLE2 6NJLE2 6NLLE2 6NNLE2 6NPLE2 6NQLE2 6NRLE2 6NSLE2 6NTLE2 6NULE2 6NWLE2 6NXLE2 6NYLE2 6PALE2 6PBLE2 6PDLE2 6QALE2 6QDLE2 6QELE2 6QFLE2 6QGLE2 6QHLE2 6QJLE2 6QLLE2 6QNLE2 6QQLE2 6QRLE2 6QULE2 6QWLE2 6QXLE2 6QYLE2 6RALE2 6RBLE2 6RDLE2 6RELE2 6RFLE2 6RGLE2 6RHLE2 6RJLE2 6RLLE2 6SALE2 6SBLE2 6SDLE2 6SELE2 6UDLE2 7DALE2 7DBLE2 7DELE2 7DFLE2 7DSLE2 7DTLE2 7DULE2 7DXLE2 7EYLE2 7FALE2 7FBLE2 7FDLE2 7FFLE2 7FGLE2 7FHLE2 7FJLE2 7FLLE2 7FNLE2 7FPLE2 7FQLE2 7FRLE2 7FSLE2 7FTLE2 7FULE2 7FWLE2 7FZLE2 7GBLE2 7GDLE2 7GELE2 7GFLE2 7GGLE2 7GHLE2 7GJLE2 7GLLE2 7GNLE2 7GPLE2 7GQLE2 7GRLE2 7GSLE2 7GTLE2 7GULE2 7GWLE2 7GXLE2 7HGLE2 7HHLE2 7HJ