// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Leicester?
Leicester, United Kingdom, scores 55.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #34 of 75 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
55.3%
Rank
#34 / 75
Criteria present
41 / 86
Evidence coverage
62.8%
Leicester's smart city score by area
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
10 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 4 absent
9 present · 0 partial · 4 absent
3 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
Where Leicester is strong
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Leicester has an official government-run open data portal, indicated by the domain data.leicester.gov.uk.
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Leicester open data portal provides programmatic API access, as evidenced by the API explorer URL data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/.
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
Leicester provides a public data portal, data.leicester.gov.uk, which includes a page dedicated to transport data, indicating a public dashboard with regularly updated city indicators.
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Leicester has a public transport network, including bus services, as indicated by the city council's transport and streets page and the presence of a major UK bus operator (Arriva UK Bus).
https://www.leicester.gov.uk/transport-and-streets/About this assessment
Leicester was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-06-30 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.