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Wigston St Wolstan's · Oadby and Wigston

Wigston St Wolstan's: your neighbourhood

Wigston St Wolstan's electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 16% across Oadby and Wigston (5.1 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: 5% here, compared with 8% across Oadby and Wigston (2.6 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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People aged 65 or over: 23.8% here, compared with 21.3% across Oadby and Wigston (2.5 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

23.8%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,563 out of 6,560.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.4%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

352 out of 6,559.

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People counted in the census

6,561

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,561 out of 6,561.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

30.1%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,605 out of 5,341.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.9%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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

1,303 out of 2,613.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.8%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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 2,613.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.6%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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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

2,222 out of 5,347.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.7%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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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

2,980 out of 5,347.

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

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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

179 out of 5,347.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19.8%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,060 out of 5,341.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

285 out of 2,609.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

27.9%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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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

1,491 out of 5,347.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

140 out of 2,609.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Wigston St Wolstan's

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

145 out of 5,347.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Wigston St Wolstan's ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

321 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 293 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Wigston St Wolstan's 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: 31 mapped crimes in September 2024; 24 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 · Wigston St Wolstan's
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024313
October 2024231
November 2024252
December 2024213
January 2025160
February 2025292
March 2025313
April 2025225
May 2025204
June 2025131
July 2025378
August 2025250
September 2025213
October 2025255
November 2025285
December 2025221
January 2026293
February 2026305
March 2026335
April 2026232
May 2026333
June 2026275
July 2026267
August 2026249
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wigston St Wolstan's
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime119
criminal damage arson42
public order39
other theft31
shoplifting24
burglary20
vehicle crime18
drugs9
other crime6
bicycle theft5
possession of weapons4
robbery3
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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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 →