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North Evington

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East Leicester. About 24,392 people in 2.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 63% of people in North Evington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
23,919
63rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
63%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How North Evington compares

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

North EvingtonMiddle
Population21 wards, Leicester · 2021
Population: every ward in Leicester21 areas from 11,943 to 23,919. The middle area is 17,273. North Evington is 23,919.
23,919most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Leicester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Leicester21 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 43.0%. North Evington is 63.0%.
63%9th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Leicester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Leicester21 areas from 85.9% to 99.9%. The middle area is 99.3%. North Evington is 99.4%.
99.4%joint 8th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Leicester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Leicester21 areas from 3.1% to 7.4%. The middle area is 5.5%. North Evington is 5.6%.
5.6%joint 8th highest

Is North Evington safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Evington at a rate of 60.1 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, 139 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in North Evington.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (601), other crime (275) and anti-social behaviour (255).

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 ward, so they describe all of Leicester and not North 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
North Evington in brief

North Evington had 23,919 usual residents at the census.

About 63% of people in North Evington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In North Evington, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In North Evington, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.