Saffron Lane
Middle areaSouth Leicester. 8,411 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 17% of people in Saffron Lane live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Saffron Lane
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Saffron Lane at a rate of 107.6 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.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 420 |
| Other crime | 161 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 94 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 94 |
| Shoplifting | 37 |
| Drug offences | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Saffron Lane compares
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Is Saffron Lane safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Saffron Lane at a rate of 107.6 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, 93 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Saffron Lane.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (420), other crime (161) and anti-social behaviour (94).
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 Saffron Lane alone. See Leicester
Saffron Lane in brief
The median price paid for a home in Saffron Lane was £234,000 in 2025.
Saffron Lane had 8,276 usual residents at the census.
About 17% of people in Saffron Lane live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Saffron Lane, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.