Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
10973
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10973 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near LE2 5AL
Crime trends · near LE2 5AL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY +15%
ASB
9
YoY -10%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY stable
Burglary
2
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
4
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
37
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,367
White Brit.53.6%
Indian20.0%
Pakistani7.4%
Other White3.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.6%
+ 6 other groups · 13.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,362
Christian32.4%
No religion25.6%
Muslim17.6%
Hindu9.4%
Not answered7.3%
+ 1 other religions · 7.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,362
35–4918.4%
50–6418.1%
25–3411.4%
65–7410.3%
10–159.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.4%
Households
Total households: 571
Other20.0%
Any member 66+19.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.6%
All members 66+7.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.0%
+ 7 other households · 29.6%
Administrative Information
Oadby and Wigston
Local Authority
Council Area
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston E14001266
Constituency
E14001266
Leicestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Oadby St Peter's
Constituency code
E14001266
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Oadby and Wigston, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Oadby and Wigston
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Leicestershire
NHS Scotland
East Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Leicestershire County and Rutland
Sub ICB Location
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 03W
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Oadby and Wigston 003D E01025976
E01025976
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oadby and Wigston 003 E02005412
E02005412
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oadby and Wigston 003D E01025976
E01025976
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oadby and Wigston 003 E02005412
E02005412
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:08 AM
Sunrise
7:53 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:08 AM
Sunset (today)
7:53 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LE2 5AL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 10973
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025976 and MSOA E02005412 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE2 5AL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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