West Knighton
Middle areaSouth Leicester. 9,887 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 74% of people in West Knighton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Knighton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Knighton at a rate of 83.5 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 | 330 |
| Other crime | 176 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 95 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 84 |
| Vehicle crime | 51 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Drug offences | 22 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
| Robbery | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Knighton compares
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Is West Knighton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Knighton at a rate of 83.5 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, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Knighton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (330), other crime (176) and anti-social behaviour (95).
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 Knighton alone. See Leicester
West Knighton in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Knighton was £250,000 in 2025.
West Knighton had 9,230 usual residents at the census.
About 74% of people in West Knighton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Knighton, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.