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Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston · Hinckley and Bosworth

Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston: your neighbourhood

Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 26.7% here, compared with 29.4% across Hinckley and Bosworth (2.7 percentage points lower).

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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People aged 65 or over: 24.4% here, compared with 22.4% across Hinckley and Bosworth (2 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 16.4% here, compared with 14.9% across Hinckley and Bosworth (1.5 percentage points higher).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

24.4%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

795 out of 3,262.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

151 out of 3,260.

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People counted in the census

3,260

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,260 out of 3,260.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

26.7%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

734 out of 2,747.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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

690 out of 1,407.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.4%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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

231 out of 1,407.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.8%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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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

1,065 out of 2,748.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.6%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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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

1,638 out of 2,748.

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

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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

60 out of 2,748.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19.5%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

536 out of 2,747.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

192 out of 1,408.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.8%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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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

792 out of 2,748.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

140 out of 1,408.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston

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

45 out of 2,748.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

200 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 149 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston 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: 16 mapped crimes in September 2024; 23 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 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024163
October 2024152
November 2024154
December 2024126
January 2025121
February 202595
March 2025135
April 2025102
May 2025123
June 2025122
July 202563
August 2025173
September 2025121
October 2025114
November 2025205
December 2025101
January 2026173
February 2026161
March 2026211
April 2026203
May 2026122
June 2026202
July 2026184
August 2026232
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime85
criminal damage arson23
public order21
burglary14
shoplifting13
other theft13
vehicle crime12
other crime8
theft from the person4
possession of weapons4
drugs2
robbery1
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.

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 Hinckley and Bosworth →