// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Leicester?
Leicester, United Kingdom, scores 41% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #154 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
41%
Rank
#154 / 213
Criteria present
27 / 82
Evidence coverage
47.6%
Leicester's smart city score by area
6 present · 5 partial · 4 absent · 6 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 5 absent · 6 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 5 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Leicester is strong
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
Evidence highlights
City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange
Leicester operates a public data portal, data.leicester.gov.uk, which facilitates the sharing of various datasets from the city council.
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/Pervasive IoT Sensing · Deployed sensor networks
Leicester has deployed traffic sensor networks, with data available on the city's official data portal.
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/explore/dataset/lcc-traffic-sensors-combined/information/Interoperability & Open Standards · Identity/payment interoperability
Leicester has implemented multi-operator contactless open-loop tap-on tap-off bus ticketing, demonstrating payment interoperability.
https://www.leicesterbuses.co.uk/tap-on-tap-offSmart Water & Waste · Recycling & circular economy
Leicester provides information on waste rates, suggesting the presence of recycling and waste management programs.
https://data.leicester.gov.uk/explore/dataset/waste-rates/information/About this assessment
Leicester was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-07-01 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.