Knighton
Middle areaSouth east Leicester. 7,379 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Knighton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Knighton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Knighton at a rate of 71.3 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.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 174 |
| Shoplifting | 109 |
| Other crime | 95 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Knighton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Knighton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Knighton at a rate of 71.3 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, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Knighton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (174), shoplifting (109) and other crime (95).
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 Knighton alone. See Leicester
Knighton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Knighton was £415,000 in 2025.
Knighton had 7,324 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Knighton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Knighton, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.