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Snibston South · North West Leicestershire

Snibston South: your neighbourhood

Snibston South electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 25% here, compared with 14% across North West Leicestershire (11.2 percentage points higher).

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: 20% here, compared with 30% across North West Leicestershire (9.9 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 16+ with no qualifications: 22.7% here, compared with 18.4% across North West Leicestershire (4.4 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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

16.1%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

286 out of 1,774.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.4%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

95 out of 1,775.

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People counted in the census

1,775

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,775 out of 1,775.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

292 out of 1,457.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

56.4%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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

438 out of 777.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

19.2%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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

149 out of 777.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

34.3%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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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

500 out of 1,457.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

62.9%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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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

917 out of 1,457.

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

4.2%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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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

61 out of 1,457.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.7%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

331 out of 1,457.

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Homes rented privately

25%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

192 out of 776.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

19.4%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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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

282 out of 1,457.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

82 out of 776.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Snibston South

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 1,457.

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Crime and safety

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

256 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 262 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Snibston South 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: 17 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 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 · Snibston South
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024175
October 2024164
November 2024183
December 2024183
January 2025166
February 2025273
March 2025385
April 2025194
May 2025225
June 2025252
July 2025264
August 2025209
September 2025215
October 2025205
November 2025237
December 2025353
January 2026216
February 2026163
March 2026261
April 2026210
May 2026215
June 2026191
July 2026213
August 2026127
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Snibston South
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime143
criminal damage arson28
public order25
other theft14
drugs14
burglary9
other crime6
possession of weapons4
robbery4
bicycle theft3
vehicle crime3
shoplifting2
theft from the person1
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.

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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 West Leicestershire →