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Oadby Woodlands · Oadby and Wigston

Oadby Woodlands: your neighbourhood

Oadby Woodlands electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 46.5% here, compared with 32% across Oadby and Wigston (14.5 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 10.1% here, compared with 16.3% across Oadby and Wigston (6.2 percentage points lower).

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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 12.6% here, compared with 18.6% across Oadby and Wigston (6 percentage points lower).

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

16.9%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

781 out of 4,634.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.1%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

143 out of 4,634.

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People counted in the census

4,634

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,634 out of 4,634.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

46.5%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,713 out of 3,684.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

43.3%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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

711 out of 1,643.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.1%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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

166 out of 1,643.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.9%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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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

1,354 out of 3,674.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

60.2%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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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

2,212 out of 3,674.

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

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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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

65 out of 3,674.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.6%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

464 out of 3,684.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

261 out of 1,643.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

20.6%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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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

757 out of 3,674.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

3%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

49 out of 1,643.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Oadby Woodlands

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

108 out of 3,674.

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Crime and safety

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

140 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 120 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Oadby Woodlands 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: 15 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 · Oadby Woodlands
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024151
October 202481
November 2024190
December 202470
January 202590
February 2025111
March 202580
April 2025121
May 2025111
June 202572
July 202575
August 202563
September 202555
October 202570
November 2025202
December 2025211
January 2026230
February 2026101
March 2026100
April 2026101
May 202632
June 2026131
July 202670
August 2026117
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Oadby Woodlands
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime79
public order14
other theft13
burglary7
vehicle crime7
drugs7
criminal damage arson4
other crime4
theft from the person2
robbery2
bicycle theft1
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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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 Oadby and Wigston →