Among the most deprived
IMD England
72
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LE5 5AY
Postcode
LE5 5AY
Coordinates
52.6308, -1.1066
Grid reference
SK605040
Easting
460,565
Northing
304,046
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WJVJV+89
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Leicester
Travel to Work
Leicester
ITL Region
Leicester
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6146
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6146 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · LE5 5AY
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Police Recorded Crime near LE5 5AY
Crime trends · near LE5 5AY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
462911
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
37
YoY +32%
ASB
1482
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +450%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -67%
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Indian68.9%
Pakistani11.2%
Bangladeshi7.9%
Other Asian3.4%
Other White2.8%
+ 2 other groups · 5.7%
Religion
Muslim73.3%
Hindu14.4%
Not answered4.4%
Christian3.8%
Sikh2.1%
+ 1 other religions · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
50–6415.5%
25–3413.2%
10–1510.7%
65–748.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children27.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent13.9%
With dependent children12.8%
Any member 66+9.1%
All members 66+7.1%
+ 7 other households · 29.4%
Administrative Information
Leicester
Local Authority
Council AreaLeicester South E14001327
Constituency
E14001327Leicestershire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Spinney Hills
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 ScotlandEast 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 022B E01013752
E01013752MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Leicester 022 E02002848
E02002848LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Leicester 022B E01013752
E01013752MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Leicester 022 E02002848
E02002848Urban: 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
3:52 AM
Sunrise
8:26 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:52 AM
Sunset (today)
8:26 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LE5 5AY 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: 6146
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01013752 and MSOA E02002848 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE5 5AY 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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