There is no single definitive publicly agreed number for how many mosques there are in Leicester, but recent online datasets and descriptions give a useful range, and the figure depends on how “mosque” is defined (full masjid, prayer room, madrasa, etc.).

Quick Scoop

  • A business data provider that tracks religious institutions lists 97 mosques in the City of Leicester as of May 2025.
  • A heritage article about Leicester’s Central Mosque notes there are “over 35 mosques” in the city, focusing more on established congregational mosques than every small prayer facility.
  • A mosque‑locator site that appears to count active masjids in Leicester city (not the wider area, and not every small musalla) reports 70 mosques serving the local Muslim community.
  • A separate commentary piece, which mixes mosques and madrassas and is less of an official count, claims “more than 200 mosques and madrassas” in Leicester; this bundles different types of institutions together.
  • A long community list of Leicester “masaajid” (mosques and prayer facilities) shows dozens of named sites across postcodes LE1–LE5 and nearby, illustrating how the total quickly increases when you include small musallas, school prayer rooms and community-centre spaces.

Why the numbers differ

  • Definition differences :
    • Some sources only count purpose‑built or large congregational mosques.
* Others also include prayer rooms, Islamic centres, madrasas and multi‑use halls used as mosques, which pushes the number much higher.
  • Boundary issues :
    • Some counts are for the City of Leicester local authority area , others blur into the wider urban area and nearby towns (like Oadby, Thurmaston, Markfield).
  • Time and growth :
    • Leicester’s Muslim population is long‑established and growing, so new mosques and prayer spaces open over time.

A reasonable current estimate

Putting these together:

  • A cautious way to phrase it today is that Leicester has on the order of several dozen to around a hundred mosques, depending on whether you count only main masjids or also smaller prayer rooms and madrassas.
  • If you are asking for a formal, official number, there is no single publicly maintained, authoritative figure; different directories and articles use their own criteria, which is why you see numbers like “35+”, “70”, “97”, or “200+ including madrassas”.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.