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18 National Indicator (NI) scores

Blaby District

Charnwood Borough

Harborough District

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough

Melton District

NW Leics District

Oadby & Wigston Borough

Leicestershire County

Leicester City

NI Description

NI Definition

Overall Base

1,236

1,345

1,111

1,317

1,178

1,228

1,115

8,530

1,421

NI 1

% of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area (Q18)

Proportion of the adult population who say they 'tend to agree', or 'definitely agree' that their local area is a place where people from different backgrounds get on well.

Base

805

935

745

817

707

742

852

5,625

1,144

Conf Int (+/-)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.1

2.5

1

2.5

Score %

85.8

80.6

84.9

81.8

82.9

74.9

82.6

81.7

76.2

NI 2

% of people who feel that they belong to their neighbourhood (Q5)

Proportion of the adult population who feel 'fairly strongly', or 'very strongly' that they belong to their immediate neighbourhood.

Base

1,187

1,274

1,076

1,251

1,112

1,162

1,047

8,113

1,313

Conf Int (+/-)

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.9

2.8

3

1.1

2.7

Score %

61.5

53.3

68.7

57.9

60.4

59.8

60

59.2

51.2

NI 3

Civic participation in the local area (Q16)

Proportion of respondents who said they took part in at least one of any of the activities listed in the last 12 months.

Base

1,174

1,288

1,057

1,248

1,135

1,164

1,044

8,116

1,319

Conf Int (+/-)

1.7

1.8

2.2

1.7

2.1

1.8

1.8

0.7

1.8

Score

9.7

12.9

16.4

10.2

15.3

10.5

9.9

12

12.7

NI 4

% of people who feel they can influence decisions in their locality (Q13)

Proportion of the adult population who agree that they feel able to influence decisions affecting their local area.

Base

1,026

1,124

968

1,068

987

1,009

916

7,099

1,165

Conf Int (+/-)

2.8

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.7

2.7

3

1

2.7

Score %

29.7

25.6

30.8

25.2

24.2

24.9

32.4

27.2

34.4

NI 5

Overall/general satisfaction with local area (Q3)

Proportion of the adult population who say they are 'satisfied', or 'very satisfied' with the area as a place to live.

Base

1,229

1,336

1,105

1,306

1,163

1,222

1,105

8,469

1,413

Conf Int (+/-)

1.8

1.9

1.7

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

0.8

2.3

Score %

88.7

84.8

91.4

79.6

84.9

80.3

82.5

84.5

71.7

NI 6

Participation in regular volunteering (Q15)

Proportion of respondents who volunteer at least once a week or less than once a week but at least once a month.

Base

1,100

1,226

1,024

1,159

1,050

1,088

964

7,637

1,122

Conf Int (+/-)

2.4

2.3

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.4

1

2.3

Score %

21.7

22.7

30.1

23.6

25.6

23.5

18.3

23.6

19

NI 17

Perceptions of anti-social behaviour (Q24)

Proportion of respondents with a high level of perceived anti-social behaviour . This indicator combines responses to seven questions about anti-social behaviour problems.

Base

1,173

1,309

1,080

1,268

1,139

1,187

1,085

8,245

1,301

Conf Int (+/-)

1.9

2

1.6

2

1.9

2.2

2.1

0.8

2.3

Score %

11.9

15.7

8.1

15.9

12.8

17.4

15.1

14.2

24.7

NI 21

Dealing with local concerns about ASB and crime issues by the local council & police (Q26)

Proportion of respondents who 'strongly agree' or 'agree' that the police and other local public services are successfully dealing with these issues in their local area.

Base

1,174

1,284

1,056

1,262

1,113

1,184

1,070

8,147

1,330

Conf Int (+/-)

2.5

2.4

2.7

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.7

0.9

2.4

Score %

27.3

25.3

26.2

22

21.9

25

27

25

27.4

NI 22

Perceptions of parents taking responsibility for the behaviour of their children in the area (Q17)

Proportion of respondents who 'agree' or 'tend to agree' that in their local area, parents take enough responsibility for the behaviour of their children.

Base

1,141

1,246

1,048

1,195

1,109

1,151

1,025

7,907

1,277

Conf Int (+/-)

2.6

2.5

3

2.6

2.8

2.5

2.8

1

2.6

Score %

28.7

29.5

42.3

30.2

34.3

25.8

29.1

30.9

34.4

NI 23

Perceptions that people in the area treat one another with respect and consideration (Q19)

Proportion of respondents who perceive people not treating one another with respect and consideration to be a 'fairly big problem' or a 'very big problem' in their area.

Base

1,090

1,216

1,017

1,174

1,047

1,094

997

7,646

1,275

Conf Int (+/-)

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

0.9

2.6

Score %

20.6

24.7

15.7

25.7

22.1

27

23.5

23.1

36.6

NI 27

Understanding of local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime by the local council and police (Q25)

Proportion of respondents who 'strongly agree' or 'tend to agree' that the police and local council seek people's views about the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in their area.

Base

1,187

1,301

1,067

1,273

1,126

1,196

1,074

8,233

1,365

Conf Int (+/-)

2.4

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.5

0.9

2.3

Score %

22.9

22.5

25

24

21.5

20.2

23.6

22.8

25.9

NI 37

Awareness of civil protection arrangements in the local area (Q12)

Proportion of respodents who feel 'very well' or 'fairly well' informed about what to do in the event of a large-scale emergency

Base

1,200

1,332

1,086

1,291

1,152

1,204

1,096

8,371

1,381

Conf Int (+/-)

1.7

1.7

2

1.8

2

1.9

2

0.7

2

Score %

10.3

11.2

12.5

13.1

13.5

12.4

12.6

12

17.3

NI 41

Perceptions of drunk or rowdy behaviour as a problem (Q24)

Proportion of respondents who stated that people being drunk or rowdy in public places was a 'very big problem' or 'fairly big problem' in their area.

Base

1,072

1,212

1,013

1,179

1,077

1,104

983

7,639

1,211

Conf Int (+/-)

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.7

0.9

2.6

Score %

18.3

24.6

17.5

26.2

19.9

26.2

24.6

22.9

33

NI 42

Perceptions of drug use or drug dealing as a problem (Q24)

Proportion of respondents who stated that people using or dealing drugs was a 'very big problem' or 'fairly big problem' in their area.

Base

887

1,047

901

1,011

965

928

840

6,566

1,097

Conf Int (+/-)

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.9

3

1

2.8

Score %

20.2

25.3

16.7

27.5

22.5

27.7

26

24

34.9

NI 119

Self-reported measure of people's overall health and wellbeing (Q29)

Proportion of respondents who said their health in general was 'very good' or 'good'

Base

1,220

1,329

1,090

1,279

1,150

1,193

1,099

8,367

1,396

Conf Int (+/-)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

0.9

2.3

Score %

81.1

76.9

80.3

79.8

80.5

75.2

76.5

78.4

72.4

NI 138

Satisfaction of people 65 and over with both home and neighbourhood (Q3 & Q4)

Proportion of respondents aged 65 and over who said that they are 'fairly satisfied' or 'very satisfied' with both their home and the area.

Base

258

238

237

270

237

242

248

1,700

210

Conf Int (+/-)

4.2

4.3

3.1

4.4

3.9

4.7

4.1

1.6

5.6

Score %

86.6

86.7

93.6

83.8

89.4

82.8

87.6

86.9

77.6

NI 139

The extent to which older people receive the support they need to live independently at home (Q21)

Proportion of respondents who thought that older people in their local were are able to get the services and support they need to continue to live at home for as long as they want to.

Base

1,204

1,326

1,089

1,285

1,145

1,209

1,097

8,363

1,408

Conf Int (+/-)

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.8

1

2.4

Score %

29.6

27.8

34.6

29.7

33.2

35.2

33.3

31.2

31.6

NI 140

Fair treatment by local services (Q20)

Proportion of respondents who reported that in the last year they had been treated with respect and consideration by their local public services 'all of the time' or 'most of the time'

Base

1,010

1,097

917

1,053

953

1,012

945

6,977

1,241

Conf Int (+/-)

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.8

1

2.6

Score %

77.5

77.6

79.9

73.5

70

69

73.7

75.1

66.6