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Willoughby with Sloothby · East Lindsey

Willoughby with Sloothby: your neighbourhood

Willoughby with Sloothby electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 35.9% here, compared with 30.5% across East Lindsey (5.4 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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 privately: 15% here, compared with 20% across East Lindsey (5 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: 7% here, compared with 11% across East Lindsey (4.2 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

35.9%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

867 out of 2,417.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

7.8%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

188 out of 2,415.

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People counted in the census

2,417

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,417 out of 2,417.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.9%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

454 out of 2,170.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

63.2%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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

701 out of 1,110.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

20.5%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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

227 out of 1,110.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

55.6%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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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

1,210 out of 2,178.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

42.8%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

933 out of 2,178.

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

5.8%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

127 out of 2,178.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

27.5%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

596 out of 2,170.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

169 out of 1,111.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

39.8%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

866 out of 2,178.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

79 out of 1,111.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Willoughby with Sloothby

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

35 out of 2,178.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Willoughby with Sloothby ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

100 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 100 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Willoughby with Sloothby 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: 12 mapped crimes in September 2024; 11 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 · Willoughby with Sloothby
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024122
October 2024113
November 202471
December 202492
January 202582
February 202553
March 202588
April 202575
May 202532
June 2025112
July 2025130
August 202565
September 202592
October 202564
November 2025101
December 202553
January 202681
February 202671
March 2026105
April 202671
May 202684
June 202692
July 2026105
August 2026114
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Willoughby with Sloothby
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime55
other theft9
criminal damage arson8
burglary6
drugs5
other crime5
vehicle crime5
public order4
possession of weapons2
shoplifting1
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 →