Belgrave is an area, suburb, electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England.

Belgrave is bounded by the wards and areas of the suburb of Rushey Mead and the village of Birstall to the north, Spinney Hills, North Evington and Northfields to the east on the other side of the Midland Main Line, St Matthew's and Leicester City Centre to the south and Beaumont Leys and Stocking Farm to the west.

The old village part of Belgrave is close to the Leicestershire county border and the Borough of Charnwood at the beginning of the Leicester Urban Area in that direction which is located on the other side of Red Hill Circle.

Belgrave was one of the communities in Leicestershire that experienced the shock of military confrontation because of its situation on the busy London to Derby road which cut right through the heart of the village unlike neighbouring Birstall and Wanlip which it bypassed by some hundreds of yards.

When the English Civil War burst violently into Belgrave, records indicate that there were a number of skirmishes between the opposing forces around the Thurcaston Road bridge and inside St Peter's Church.

Belgrave Hall, built between 1709 and 1713 is a Grade II* listed building in a plain classical style.

The Hall is in the midst of two acres of serene walled gardens that are open to the public during special events.

It has changed hands many times, but the owners have always played a major role in the economic, social and charitable life of the community.

St Peter's Church is the oldest building in the local conservation area, parts of which date from the twelfth century.

[7] The Talbot Inn has origins in the 14th century, when it was a popular stop providing bed and board to those who travelled through Leicester along Loughborough Road.

As can be seen by some of the houses along Loughborough Road there were some very wealthy residents, including the Chief constable of Leicester at one point.

[14] Wolsey, a heritage British clothing brand founded in 1755, making it one of the oldest existing textile companies in the world was based in Belgrave.

The Business specialises in the manufacturing of Premium Sliced Cooked Meats and Sausages as well as being the largest producer of Pate in the UK.

Other top answers for country of birth were 28.4% India, 5.6% Kenya, 3.2% Sri Lanka, 1.6% Africa not otherwise specified, 0.8% Pakistan, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Somalia, 0.3% Bangladesh, 0.2% Scotland.

Back in Business, a comedy starring Martin Kemp, Denis Waterman and Chris Barrie about a heist involving a Moon buggy was partly filmed at the National Space Centre in 2005, with the movie released in 2007.

Belgrave is located within the Leicester East parliament constituency, a seat currently held by the Conservative Party since 2024.

The Belgrave electoral ward is currently, since 2023 represented on Leicester City Council by three Conservative Party Councillors.

Former Councillors for Belgrave include Manjula Sood, Britain's First Asian Woman Lord Mayor.

The ground was opened on 5 May 1880 by Edwyn Sherard Burnaby, the MP for Leicestershire North[26] as a 10-acre site with mile long running and cycling tracks, cricket and football pitches[27] and hosted Leicester Tigers’ first official game against Moseley on 23 October of that year.

It closed in 1901 when houses, shops and part of the British United Shoe Machinery were built on the site.