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Evington

Middle area

East Leicester. 8,954 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Evington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£355,000
Joint 2,554th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,720
Joint 2,439th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Evington

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Evington at a rate of 59.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 124.0 per 1,000 people across Leicester.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences215
Other crime86
Anti-social behaviour63
Criminal damage and arson60
Vehicle crime34
Burglary32
Drug offences17
Shoplifting16
Theft from the person8
Robbery4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Evington compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

EvingtonMiddle
Median sale price38 middle areas, Leicester · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Leicester38 areas from £115,000 to £415,000. The middle area is £245,000. Evington is £355,000.
£355,0002nd most expensive
Population38 middle areas, Leicester · 2021
Population: every middle area in Leicester38 areas from 6,783 to 15,836. The middle area is 8,909. Evington is 8,720.
8,72017th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares38 middle areas, Leicester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Leicester38 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 42.5%. Evington is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Leicester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Leicester38 areas from 75.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.4%. Evington is 99.2%.
99.2%16th lowest

Is Evington safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Evington at a rate of 59.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 124.0 per 1,000 people across Leicester.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Evington.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (215), other crime (86) and anti-social behaviour (63).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Leicester

These figures are published for the whole of Leicester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leicester and not Evington alone. See Leicester

Average house price
£227,322
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,281
9th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
34.4
16th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Evington in brief

The median price paid for a home in Evington was £355,000 in 2025.

Evington had 8,720 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Evington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Evington, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.