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St Mary's · East Lindsey

St Mary's: your neighbourhood

St Mary's electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 33.5% here, compared with 21.5% across East Lindsey (12 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 13.9% here, compared with 23.3% across East Lindsey (9.4 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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: 16.7% here, compared with 25.2% across East Lindsey (8.5 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

32.7%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

763 out of 2,335.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

113 out of 2,334.

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People counted in the census

2,336

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,336 out of 2,336.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.5%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

680 out of 2,030.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.1%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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

542 out of 1,127.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.9%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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

157 out of 1,127.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

48.4%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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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

978 out of 2,021.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

49.5%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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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 2,021.

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

3.2%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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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

64 out of 2,021.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.7%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

339 out of 2,030.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

201 out of 1,128.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

38.3%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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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

774 out of 2,021.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

56 out of 1,128.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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

43 out of 2,021.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for St Mary's ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

92 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 66 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

St Mary's 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: 9 mapped crimes in September 2024; 13 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 · St Mary's
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202491
October 2024113
November 202453
December 202412
January 202580
February 202522
March 202566
April 202581
May 202524
June 202565
July 202521
August 202563
September 202584
October 202532
November 202564
December 202529
January 202680
February 202670
March 202644
April 202682
May 2026116
June 202682
July 2026144
August 2026133
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · St Mary's
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime50
criminal damage arson14
burglary9
other theft7
other crime4
public order3
vehicle crime3
possession of weapons1
drugs1
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 East Lindsey →