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Crown Hills

Middle area

East Leicester. 10,918 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Crown Hills live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£275,500
Joint 3,293rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,608
775th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Crown Hills

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crown Hills at a rate of 45.4 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences206
Other crime97
Anti-social behaviour71
Criminal damage and arson53
Vehicle crime25
Burglary19
Drug offences14
Robbery4
Theft from the person4
Shoplifting3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Crown Hills compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Crown HillsMiddle
Median sale price38 middle areas, Leicester · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Leicester38 areas from £115,000 to £415,000. The middle area is £245,000. Crown Hills is £275,500.
£275,5005th most expensive
Population38 middle areas, Leicester · 2021
Population: every middle area in Leicester38 areas from 6,783 to 15,836. The middle area is 8,909. Crown Hills is 10,608.
10,60813th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares38 middle areas, Leicester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Leicester38 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 42.5%. Crown Hills is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Leicester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Leicester38 areas from 75.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.4%. Crown Hills is 99.7%.
99.7%joint 9th highest

Is Crown Hills safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crown Hills at a rate of 45.4 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, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Crown Hills.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (206), other crime (97) and anti-social behaviour (71).

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 Crown Hills alone. See Leicester

Average house price
£226,881
Down 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,281
9th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
34.4
16th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Crown Hills in brief

The median price paid for a home in Crown Hills was £275,500 in 2025.

Crown Hills had 10,608 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Crown Hills live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Crown Hills, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.