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Swineshead and Holland Fen · Boston

Swineshead and Holland Fen: your neighbourhood

Swineshead and Holland Fen electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 20% across Boston (7.6 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 15% here, compared with 19% across Boston (4.4 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 23.5% here, compared with 27.6% across Boston (4.2 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

24.1%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,024 out of 4,255.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

256 out of 4,251.

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People counted in the census

4,251

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,251 out of 4,251.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

19.5%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

691 out of 3,543.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

56%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,034 out of 1,845.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

19.7%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

364 out of 1,845.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.3%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,534 out of 3,541.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,911 out of 3,541.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

163 out of 3,541.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

23.5%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

832 out of 3,543.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

233 out of 1,842.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.2%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,000 out of 3,541.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

15%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

278 out of 1,842.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Swineshead and Holland Fen

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

96 out of 3,541.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Swineshead and Holland Fen ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

172 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 175 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Swineshead and Holland Fen ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 21 mapped crimes in September 2024; 10 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Swineshead and Holland Fen
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024211
October 2024141
November 2024120
December 2024201
January 2025243
February 2025100
March 202595
April 2025212
May 202581
June 2025115
July 2025175
August 202584
September 2025144
October 2025172
November 2025103
December 2025114
January 2026223
February 2026154
March 2026201
April 202662
May 2026195
June 2026112
July 2026171
August 2026103
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Swineshead and Holland Fen
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime96
public order15
other theft14
shoplifting11
burglary10
criminal damage arson9
other crime8
vehicle crime7
possession of weapons1
bicycle theft1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Publication history: Lincolnshire Police: Crime data not provided for May 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Lincolnshire Police: Crime data refresh for May 2026.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Boston →