Saffron ward · Leicester. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 40% here, compared with 23% across Leicester (16.7 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 20.9% here, compared with 26.7% across Leicester (5.8 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 6.7% here, compared with 11.8% across Leicester (5.1 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Saffron ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,301 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,873 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Saffron ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 226 mapped crimes in September 2024; 187 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Saffron
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
226
22
October 2024
233
8
November 2024
258
17
December 2024
245
18
January 2025
249
8
February 2025
214
13
March 2025
213
17
April 2025
234
18
May 2025
250
30
June 2025
244
19
July 2025
239
21
August 2025
268
18
September 2025
236
18
October 2025
186
14
November 2025
183
17
December 2025
180
15
January 2026
160
11
February 2026
157
11
March 2026
211
20
April 2026
180
20
May 2026
211
19
June 2026
203
13
July 2026
207
19
August 2026
187
16
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Saffron
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
919
public order
303
criminal damage arson
300
drugs
182
other theft
159
shoplifting
140
vehicle crime
94
bicycle theft
62
burglary
45
other crime
39
possession of weapons
26
robbery
17
theft from the person
15
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
