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Western 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 privately: 14% here, compared with 29% across Leicester (15.3 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 36% here, compared with 23% across Leicester (13.2 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.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 24.8% here, compared with 26.8% across Leicester (2 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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.

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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

12.6%

21 March 2021 · Western ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,649 out of 21,077.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.2%

21 March 2021 · Western ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

1,315 out of 21,078.

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People counted in the census

21,079

21 March 2021 · Western ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

21,079 out of 21,079.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

24.8%

21 March 2021 · Western ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,886 out of 15,670.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

61.1%

21 March 2021 · Western ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

4,758 out of 7,783.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

26.4%

21 March 2021 · Western ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,053 out of 7,783.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

26.6%

21 March 2021 · Western ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,161 out of 15,670.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Western ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,096 out of 7,783.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

36%

21 March 2021 · Western ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,829 out of 7,783.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Western ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

2,217 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,306 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Western 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: 181 mapped crimes in September 2024; 211 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Western
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202418125
October 202419022
November 202417220
December 202416211
January 202517523
February 202517325
March 202518829
April 202523135
May 202520037
June 202521726
July 202519832
August 202521943
September 202519630
October 202520632
November 202518615
December 202515713
January 202617224
February 202615019
March 202617034
April 202616627
May 202622124
June 202617725
July 202620526
August 202621125
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Western
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime1,018
criminal damage arson349
public order221
shoplifting164
other theft101
vehicle crime90
burglary80
drugs63
other crime52
robbery25
possession of weapons22
bicycle theft16
theft from the person16
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.

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What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →