Statistics & census information
Leicester Statistics
Detailed information is available on the following topics:
- Area of the city
- Population statistics
- Demographic and cultural information: population, age structure, ethnicity and religion
- Deprivation Index: Leicester (old) wards
- Employment: work status, occupation status, employment sector
- Housing and health: households, tenure, housing amenities, health
- Key Facts: various topics
- Crime statistics
- Language statistics
- Travel to work and car ownership
- Unemployment statistics
- Ward Profiles: statistics for each Ward.
The City Council holds population and other census data analysed by housing estate boundaries, as well as a range of information on the condition of housing stock and housing needs. Call (0116) 252 8797 for more information.
Leicester Statistics Mapped
Some of the above statistical sets have been mapped. Visit Leicester Statistics Mapped.
More Statistics
Much more local and national statistical information is on the National Statistics website. The Census office telephone number is (01329) 813 800. See Also:
- National Statistics Home Page*
- National Statistics Page relating to Leicester*
- Neighbourhood Statistics Page: here you can type in a Ward Name or a post code to find information about a Ward in Leicester or elsewhere.
Further statistical information about Leicester and the East Midlands is available on the East Midlands Observatory* website.
Further statistical information about the county of Leicestershire is available on the Leicestershire County Council* website.
* Leicester City Council is not responsible for the content and services provided on external websites.


