North West Leicestershire: local statistics
North West Leicestershire is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 113,263 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over North West Leicestershire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
113,263 people lived in North West Leicestershire in mid-2025, according to the ONS, up 1.2% on a year earlier. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 17.5% (the East Midlands: +8.6%), the 3rd fastest growth of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands. No earlier year in the series was higher.
In August 2026, 1,440 people in North West Leicestershire were on the claimant count, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the East Midlands: 3.5%). The rate was the same a year earlier. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 1.9% (May 2026) and 2.9% (August 2021).
Homes in North West Leicestershire sold for an average of £280,530 in July 2026, up 3.2% on a year before. It ranks as 8th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest (regional average £242,274). This July figure is the highest in the series, 48% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in North West Leicestershire (£38,795) gives a ratio of 7.2. That ratio is the 8th highest ratio of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
Police recorded 6,626 crimes in North West Leicestershire in the year to March 2026, 58.5 for every 1,000 residents, the 23rd highest rate of 32 in the East Midlands. The rate was 65.5 in the year to March 2025. The highest rate in the series was 81.7, in the year to March 2023. Fraud is not included.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in North West Leicestershire was £756.10 in April 2025, or £38,795 over a year. It is 12th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest, and 4.9% more than across the East Midlands. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £673.30, £82.80 lower. In 2015 the residents' median was £499.00, so it has risen 52% before inflation.
In 2022 to 2024, women in North West Leicestershire had a life expectancy at birth of 83.6 years; for men it was 80.3, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.5 years for women and +1.2 for men. It is the 13th highest for women of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
An estimated 79.6% of people aged 16 to 64 living in North West Leicestershire were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 7.4 points); the figure for the East Midlands was 75.4%. Its lowest reading in the series was 67.7% and its highest 85.8%.
In March 2026, 5,175 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in North West Leicestershire, 9% more than in 2016. There are 46 per 1,000 residents, 8th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest.
A Band D home in North West Leicestershire pays an average of £2,418.20 in council tax in 2026-27, up £80.10 on 2025-26. It is close to the middle of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands (18th highest). In 2016-17 the figure was £1,602.09, so it has risen 51%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 96,362 |
| 2016 | 97,729 |
| 2017 | 99,315 |
| 2018 | 101,195 |
| 2019 | 102,461 |
| 2020 | 103,344 |
| 2021 | 105,004 |
| 2022 | 107,725 |
| 2023 | 110,237 |
| 2024 | 111,876 |
| 2025 | 113,263 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £189,584 |
| July 2017 | £199,209 |
| July 2018 | £213,293 |
| July 2019 | £212,276 |
| July 2020 | £228,738 |
| July 2021 | £243,126 |
| July 2022 | £266,945 |
| July 2023 | £267,264 |
| July 2024 | £267,342 |
| July 2025 | £271,844 |
| July 2026 | £280,530 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £499.00 a week |
| 2016 | £509.80 a week |
| 2017 | £540.80 a week |
| 2018 | £577.50 a week |
| 2019 | £596.20 a week |
| 2020 | £582.50 a week |
| 2021 | £642.60 a week |
| 2022 | £717.30 a week |
| 2023 | £682.90 a week |
| 2024 | £764.70 a week |
| 2025 | £756.10 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,602.09 |
| 2017-18 | £1,653.91 |
| 2018-19 | £1,740.96 |
| 2019-20 | £1,817.47 |
| 2020-21 | £1,883.30 |
| 2021-22 | £1,970.89 |
| 2022-23 | £2,031.29 |
| 2023-24 | £2,130.89 |
| 2024-25 | £2,230.65 |
| 2025-26 | £2,338.10 |
| 2026-27 | £2,418.20 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 46.2 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 51.7 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 61.2 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 65.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 66.6 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 66.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 74.7 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 81.7 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 74.4 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 65.5 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 58.5 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 83.2% |
| 2016/17 | 75.0% |
| 2017/18 | 83.6% |
| 2018/19 | 74.2% |
| 2019/20 | 72.9% |
| 2020/21 | 67.7% |
| 2021/22 | 79.9% |
| 2022/23 | 78.2% |
| 2023/24 | 83.1% |
| 2024/25 | 85.8% |
| 2025/26 | 79.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.1 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.9 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.1 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.5 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.2 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.6 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.4 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.7 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,735 |
| 2017 | 4,830 |
| 2018 | 4,890 |
| 2019 | 4,915 |
| 2020 | 4,970 |
| 2021 | 5,260 |
| 2022 | 5,095 |
| 2023 | 4,995 |
| 2024 | 5,020 |
| 2025 | 5,130 |
| 2026 | 5,175 |
Questions about North West Leicestershire
What is the population of North West Leicestershire?
The ONS estimates 113,263 people lived in North West Leicestershire in mid-2025.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in North West Leicestershire?
1,440 in August 2026 (2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average house price in North West Leicestershire?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £280,530.
What is the crime rate in North West Leicestershire?
Home Office figures show 6,626 offences in the year to March 2026, or 58.5 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average salary in North West Leicestershire?
£756.10 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is life expectancy in North West Leicestershire?
83.6 years for women and 80.3 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in North West Leicestershire?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,418.20 for 2026-27.
Who has power over North West Leicestershire
Every body that makes decisions for North West Leicestershire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- North West Leicestershire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North West Leicestershire in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Hinckley and Bosworth: Dr Luke Evans (Conservative) MP
- North West Leicestershire: Amanda Hack (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East Midlands
- UK figures: UK population · UK unemployment rate · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Blaby · Broxtowe · Erewash · Hinckley and Bosworth · Mansfield · North East Derbyshire
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