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Helpringham & Osbournby · North Kesteven

Helpringham & Osbournby: your neighbourhood

Helpringham & Osbournby electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 27.5% here, compared with 23.4% across North Kesteven (4.1 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 from a council or housing association: 13% here, compared with 10% across North Kesteven (3 percentage points higher).

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 a degree or equivalent: 31.9% here, compared with 29.9% across North Kesteven (2.1 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.5%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

790 out of 2,875.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.3%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

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

154 out of 2,880.

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People counted in the census

2,878

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

2,878 out of 2,878.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.9%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

790 out of 2,473.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.4%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

599 out of 1,263.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.6%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

185 out of 1,263.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.7%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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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

1,076 out of 2,463.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.1%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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

1,332 out of 2,463.

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

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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

71 out of 2,463.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.6%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

385 out of 2,473.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

186 out of 1,272.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.7%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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

757 out of 2,463.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

166 out of 1,272.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Helpringham & Osbournby

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

55 out of 2,463.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Helpringham & Osbournby ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

103 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 83 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Helpringham & Osbournby 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: 5 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 · Helpringham & Osbournby
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202452
October 202460
November 202471
December 202430
January 202552
February 202560
March 2025101
April 202591
May 202583
June 202554
July 2025101
August 202594
September 2025132
October 202573
November 202592
December 202580
January 202643
February 202660
March 2026101
April 202691
May 202650
June 2026123
July 202693
August 2026111
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Helpringham & Osbournby
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime48
other theft19
criminal damage arson10
other crime7
vehicle crime6
burglary6
public order6
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.

Police data and method →

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 North Kesteven →