Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7406
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7406 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 6LR
Crime trends · near LE2 6LR
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
60
YoY stable
ASB
11
YoY -15%
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY +11%
Burglary
5
YoY +67%
Criminal damage
21
YoY -40%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
179
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,316
White Brit.51.3%
African12.3%
Other White8.1%
Indian5.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.0%
+ 8 other groups · 18.6%
Religion
Total residents: 2,312
No religion38.3%
Christian31.2%
Muslim19.9%
Not answered5.3%
Sikh2.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,322
25–3420.5%
35–4918.2%
50–6414.4%
20–2411.6%
10–159.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.8%
Households
Total households: 887
Other28.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.2%
+ 7 other households · 33.7%
Administrative Information
Leicester
Local Authority
Council Area
Leicester South E14001327
Constituency
E14001327
Leicestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Saffron
Constituency code
E14001327
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Leicester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Leicester
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
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
Leicester City
Sub ICB Location
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 04C
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Leicester 038B E01013690
E01013690
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Leicester 038 E02006817
E02006817
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Leicester 038B E01013690
E01013690
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Leicester 038 E02006817
E02006817
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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:52 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:52 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 6LR 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: 7406
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01013690 and MSOA E02006817 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE2 6LR 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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