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Humberstone & Hamilton South

Middle area

North east Leicester. 8,850 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 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 Humberstone & Hamilton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£290,000
Joint 3,559th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,472
Joint 2,780th 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
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Humberstone & Hamilton South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Humberstone & Hamilton South at a rate of 107.2 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 offences341
Other crime188
Anti-social behaviour120
Criminal damage and arson113
Shoplifting62
Vehicle crime48
Drug offences39
Burglary26
Robbery6
Theft from the person6

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Humberstone & Hamilton South compares

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

Humberstone & Hamilton SouthMiddle
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. Humberstone & Hamilton South is £290,000.
£290,0003rd 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. Humberstone & Hamilton South is 8,472.
8,47213th 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%. Humberstone & Hamilton South 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%. Humberstone & Hamilton South is 99.0%.
99.0%13th lowest

Is Humberstone & Hamilton South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Humberstone & Hamilton South at a rate of 107.2 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, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Humberstone & Hamilton South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (341), other crime (188) and anti-social behaviour (120).

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 Humberstone & Hamilton South alone. See Leicester

Average house price
£226,881
Down 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,281
9th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
34.4
16th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Humberstone & Hamilton South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Humberstone & Hamilton South was £290,000 in 2025.

Humberstone & Hamilton South had 8,472 usual residents at the census.

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

In Humberstone & Hamilton South, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.