Measham South
WardThe south west of the North West Leicestershire. About 2,579 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 82% of people in Measham South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Measham South compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Measham South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Measham South at a rate of 67.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.3 per 1,000 people across North West Leicestershire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Measham South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (90), other crime (41) and shoplifting (33).
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 North West Leicestershire
These figures are published for the whole of North West Leicestershire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North West Leicestershire and not Measham South alone. See North West Leicestershire
Measham South in brief
Measham South had 2,519 usual residents at the census.
About 82% of people in Measham South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Measham South, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Measham South, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.