252
Households
White Brit. · 49%
Ethnicity
No religion · 40%
Religion
Most deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 70.2 per 1k
Crimes · Aug '26
13
Postcodes
Police Recorded Crime in LE21
England & WalesCrime trends · LE21
Estimated — no LSOA is mostly in LE21, so counts are weighted by each LSOA's share of live postcodes (police.uk, Census 2021)
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
10
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics in LE21
Ethnicity
White Brit.49.1%
Indian15.4%
African8.2%
Chinese6.7%
Other White5.4%
+ 8 other groups · 15.2%
Religion
No religion40.0%
Christian29.3%
Muslim10.3%
Hindu8.7%
Sikh6.8%
+ 1 other religions · 5.0%
Age groups
35–4924.9%
25–3419.5%
50–6417.5%
≤48.3%
10–157.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.8%
Households
One person: other52.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.3%
One person: aged 66+9.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.3%
+ 7 other households · 15.1%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for LE21
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 3.62 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.62 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
School applications
This postcode district spans several councils: Leicester and Leicestershire.
School applications go through the council for each address.
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Overview of LE21
Coordinates52.6277, -1.1411
Postcodes
13
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
457
Households (Census)
252
Recorded crime · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Among the highest · 70.2 per 1k
Postcodes in LE21
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