Abbey is one of twenty one electoral districts and ward within the Leicester City Council unitary area of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. It had a population of 22,105 at the 2021 Census.

The ward encompasses the northern parts of the city and covers the suburb of Wolsey Island and a small part of the village of Birstall in the Charnwood Borough, which is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 22,105. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Abbey: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group	Population	%
White	11,221	50.8%
Asian or Asian British	6,691	30.3%
Black or Black British	2,055	9.3%
Mixed	968	4.4%
Other Ethnic Group	957	4.3%
Arab	214	1%
Total	22,105	100%

The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Abbey: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious	Population	%
Christian	7,242	34.9%
Irreligious	5,921	28.6%
Hindu	3,572	17.2%
Muslim	2,925	14.1%
Sikh	804	3.9%
Other religion	149	0.7%
Buddhist	105	0.5%
Jewish	7	0.1%
Total	22,105	100%