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Leicester 021C

Neighbourhood

East Leicester. 2,136 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Leicester 021C is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
30.4
Joint 8,057th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,002
Joint 5,246th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Leicester 021C compares

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

Leicester 021CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only200 neighbourhoods, Leicester · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Leicester200 areas from 7.9 to 75.5. The middle area is 33.6. Leicester 021C is 30.4.
30.4joint 88th least deprived
Population200 neighbourhoods, Leicester · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Leicester200 areas from 1,186 to 3,529. The middle area is 1,772. Leicester 021C is 2,002.
2,00252nd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage200 neighbourhoods, Leicester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Leicester200 areas from 56.2% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.7%. Leicester 021C is 99.4%.
99.4%joint 70th lowest
Claimant rate200 neighbourhoods, Leicester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Leicester200 areas from 1.3% to 12.8%. The middle area is 5.0%. Leicester 021C is 5.7%.
5.7%joint 75th highest

Is Leicester 021C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leicester 021C at a rate of 71.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 45.4 per 1,000 people across Crown Hills.

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

In August 2026 alone, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leicester 021C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (72), other crime (27) and criminal damage and arson (20).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Leicester and not Leicester 021C 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
Population estimate
383,116
Down 0.9% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Leicester 021C in brief

Leicester 021C has a deprivation score of 30.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Leicester 021C had 2,002 usual residents at the census.

In Leicester 021C, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Leicester 021C, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.