Avg IMD
Most deprived 10–20%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
1,411
Households
457
Crimes · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Among the highest · 133.7 per 1k
457
Households
White Brit. · 55%
Ethnicity
Christian · 39%
Religion
Most deprived 10–20%
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 133.7 per 1k
Crimes · Aug '26
39
Postcodes
457
Households
White Brit. · 55%
Ethnicity
Christian · 39%
Religion
Most deprived 10–20%
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 133.7 per 1k
Crimes · Aug '26
39
Postcodes

Police Recorded Crime in LE87

England & Wales
Crime trends · LE87

Estimated — no LSOA is mostly in LE87, 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
20
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
7
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
37
YoY —
43220
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

71
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in LE87

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,410
White Brit.54.6%
Indian9.7%
African9.4%
Other White4.8%
Chinese4.6%
+ 8 other groups · 17.0%

Religion

Total residents: 1,411
Christian39.5%
No religion37.0%
Not answered9.4%
Muslim6.8%
Hindu3.8%
+ 1 other religions · 3.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,411
20–2423.4%
16–1922.4%
25–3413.2%
50–6411.7%
35–4910.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 18.8%

Households

Total households: 457
One person: other28.0%
One person: aged 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.1%
+ 9 other households · 34.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for LE87

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 10–20%
Mean decile 2.31 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 10–20% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.31 (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.

Apply for a primary place

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Overview of LE87

Coordinates52.6313, -1.1311
Postcodes
39
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
1,411
Households (Census)
457
Recorded crime · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Among the highest · 133.7 per 1k

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