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Dole Wood · South Kesteven

Dole Wood: your neighbourhood

Dole Wood electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 18% across South Kesteven (8 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 36% here, compared with 30.1% across South Kesteven (5.8 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 12% across South Kesteven (5.4 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.6%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

675 out of 2,445.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

98 out of 2,443.

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People counted in the census

2,443

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,443 out of 2,443.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

36%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

738 out of 2,052.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44.1%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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

457 out of 1,036.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.2%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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

95 out of 1,036.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.6%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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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

897 out of 2,058.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.5%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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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

1,121 out of 2,058.

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

2%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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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

41 out of 2,058.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.4%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

296 out of 2,052.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

104 out of 1,035.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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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

680 out of 2,058.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

73 out of 1,035.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Dole Wood

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

40 out of 2,058.

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Crime and safety

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

69 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

Dole Wood 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: 3 mapped crimes in September 2024; 8 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 · Dole Wood
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202431
October 202431
November 202470
December 202453
January 202551
February 202560
March 202540
April 202520
May 2025143
June 2025123
July 202522
August 202533
September 202591
October 202561
November 202564
December 202544
January 202613
February 202650
March 202664
April 202632
May 202680
June 202661
July 202671
August 202680
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Dole Wood
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime33
criminal damage arson7
vehicle crime6
public order6
other theft4
shoplifting4
drugs3
burglary3
robbery1
bicycle theft1
other crime1
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 South Kesteven →