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Kelsey Wold · West Lindsey

Kelsey Wold: your neighbourhood

Kelsey Wold electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 36.6% here, compared with 29.3% across West Lindsey (7.3 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 privately: 11% here, compared with 18% across West Lindsey (6.5 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 West 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

25.7%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

688 out of 2,676.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

134 out of 2,676.

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People counted in the census

2,676

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,676 out of 2,676.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

36.6%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

828 out of 2,262.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

46.8%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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

534 out of 1,142.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.7%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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

168 out of 1,142.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.6%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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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

985 out of 2,258.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.3%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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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

1,225 out of 2,258.

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

3.5%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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

80 out of 2,258.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.5%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

327 out of 2,262.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

130 out of 1,144.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.6%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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

692 out of 2,258.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

76 out of 1,144.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Kelsey Wold

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

48 out of 2,258.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Kelsey Wold 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 105 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Kelsey Wold 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; 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 · Kelsey Wold
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024122
October 202450
November 202471
December 202470
January 202552
February 202570
March 202593
April 202565
May 2025171
June 2025143
July 202544
August 2025128
September 202554
October 202580
November 202522
December 202592
January 2026131
February 2026120
March 202682
April 202696
May 202693
June 202661
July 2026113
August 202682
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Kelsey Wold
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime33
burglary20
criminal damage arson15
other theft11
vehicle crime8
other crime5
shoplifting4
public order3
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 West Lindsey →