West End & Westcotes
Middle areaSouth west Leicester. 15,924 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 29% of people in West End & Westcotes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West End & Westcotes
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West End & Westcotes at a rate of 149.7 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.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 792 |
| Other crime | 457 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 382 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 200 |
| Shoplifting | 168 |
| Drug offences | 122 |
| Vehicle crime | 121 |
| Burglary | 84 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Theft from the person | 29 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West End & Westcotes compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is West End & Westcotes safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West End & Westcotes at a rate of 149.7 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, 217 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West End & Westcotes.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (792), other crime (457) and anti-social behaviour (382).
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 West End & Westcotes alone. See Leicester
West End & Westcotes in brief
The median price paid for a home in West End & Westcotes was £173,000 in 2025.
West End & Westcotes had 13,815 usual residents at the census.
About 29% of people in West End & Westcotes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West End & Westcotes, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.