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Roadworks in Leicester by area

Across the areas we cover there are 23 roadworks on now and 40 booked for the next month, and 27 of them close the road. Here is every area ranked, the closures this week and next, and who is doing the digging.

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23roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
40coming upbooked for the next 30 days
27road closureson now or coming up
21closures this week and next15 in the next 7 days

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Busiest right now: Leicester (41), Black Friars (13) and Newfoundpool (12). The middle Leicester area has 2, and 8 areas have none at all. Most road closures: Leicester (16), Highfields (8) and Crown Hills (4).

Every area, ranked

1LeicesterLE141132816
2Black FriarsLE313583
3NewfoundpoolLE312662
4West EndLE311472
5HighfieldsLE210378
6Crown HillsLE59184
7St Matthew'sLE18624
8BelgraveLE48262
9Spinney HillsLE57073
10North EvingtonLE56152
11BraunstoneLE34132
12Bede IslandLE24131
13Dane HillsLE34221
14Rushey MeadLE43213
15New ParksLE3312–
16AylestoneLE22022
17Eyres MonsellLE22021
18NorthfieldsLE42111
19StoneygateLE22111
20Clarendon ParkLE2211–
21South KnightonLE2202–
22Thurnby LodgeLE5211–
23WestcotesLE3202–
24Ashton GreenLE41101
25HumberstoneLE51101
26Kirby FrithLE31101
27KnightonLE2101–
28Knighton FieldsLE2101–
29Mowmacre HillLE4101–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 13 of those). Areas overlap, so one job can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

Roads closing this week and next

East Park RoadPutting right earlier work in the roadCrown Hills25 OctSevern Trent Water
Sandhurst RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadNewfoundpool26 Oct to 27 OctSevern Trent Water
Glendon StreetRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementBelgrave26 Oct to 29 OctSevern Trent Water
Rowsley StreetRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadCrown Hills26 Oct to 30 OctSevern Trent Water
Nottingham RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadSpinney Hills27 Oct to 29 OctSevern Trent Water
All Saints RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementBlack Friars2 Nov to 4 NovOpenreach
Copdale RoadWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementCrown Hills2 Nov to 21 NovCadent Gas
Hallam Crescent EastRoad improvements in the roadBraunstone3 NovLeicester City Council
Church RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementAylestone3 Nov to 4 NovSevern Trent Water
Lancashire StreetRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadBelgrave4 Nov to 6 NovSevern Trent Water
Aylestone DriveRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadAylestone7 NovSevern Trent Water

11 road closures starting in the next 14 days, soonest first. Tap a road for the details. Dates are what was booked and can change.

Roads closed now

Gleneagles AvenueRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeRushey MeadUntil 25 OctLeicester City Council
Hinckley RoadRoad repairs in the roadKirby FrithUntil 25 OctLeicester City Council
Ashton Green RoadRoad improvements in the roadAshton GreenUntil 26 OctLeicester City Council
Charter StreetWork on pipes or cables on the pavementSt Matthew'sUntil 8 NovVodafone
Braunstone AvenueRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeBraunstoneUntil 8 NovLeicester City Council
Gleneagles AvenueRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeRushey MeadUntil 8 NovLeicester City Council
Southampton StreetRoad improvements in the road and on the pavementLeicesterUntil 22 NovLeicester City Council
Ocean RoadRoad repairs in the road and on the pavementHumberstoneUntil 22 DecLeicester City Council
Queen StreetRoad improvements in the road and on the pavementLeicesterUntil 25 MarLeicester City Council
St George StreetRoad improvements in the road and on the pavementLeicesterUntil 25 MarLeicester City Council

10 road closures already under way, ending soonest first. Long closures are often for part of a road or part of the day.

Who is doing the digging

Severn Trent Water2438%
Leicester City Council1625%
Grain711%
National Grid46%
Cadent Gas46%
Leicestershire County Council12%
CityFibre12%
Openreach12%
O212%
Vodafone12%

Roadworks on now or coming up across the areas we cover, by the company or council that booked them.

Where the figures come from

Roadworks and closures come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which every council and utility company in England uses to book works on the road. It is published once a month under the Open Government Licence, and the latest month we have is September 2026. We take the works the councils covering Leicester publish, and count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page.

Dates are what was booked, and works often finish early or run late. Emergency repairs and works booked at short notice may not show until the next month. See our sources and their licences.

Roadworks in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Leicester have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Leicester (41), Black Friars (13), Newfoundpool (12), West End (11) and Highfields (10). The middle area has 2.

Which roads are closed in Leicester this week?

15 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Ocean Road in Humberstone, Queen Street in Leicester and St George Street in Leicester. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Leicester?

Of the 63 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Severn Trent Water (24), Leicester City Council (16) and Grain (7). Water, gas, phone and electricity companies need a permit to dig up the road, the same as the councils.

How up to date are the roadworks figures?

They come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which publishes every permit once a month; the latest month we have is September 2026. Works booked at short notice, and emergency repairs, may not show until the next month’s figures arrive.