So you are thinking of moving to North Hykeham in Lincolnshire? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that North Hykeham is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is North Hykeham the land of milk and honey or are Lincoln, Wragby and Newark on Trent a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in North Hykeham
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of July 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around North Hykeham. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| New Boultham | 111 |
| Boultham | 107 |
| Canwick | 97 |
| Boultham Moor | 75 |
| Birchwood | 58 |
| North Hykeham | 46 |
| Eagle Barnsdale | 4 |
| South Hykeham | 3 |
| Haddington | 0 |
| Harmston | 0 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for North Hykeham. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around North Hykeham. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Moorland (Best) | 12285/32845 |
| Witham | 21126/32845 |
| Hartsholme | 22112/32845 |
| North Hykeham Moor | 28200/32845 |
| North Hykeham Forum | 28284/32845 |
| North Hykeham Mill | 29093/32845 |
| Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East | 29655/32845 |
| North Hykeham Witham | 29664/32845 |
| North Hykeham Memorial | 29695/32845 |
| Waddington West (Worst) | 30586/32845 |
Newark-on-Trent, what is there to be proud of?
Your Health in North Hykeham
If you are thinking of moving to North Hykeham, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how North Hykeham compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark and Sherwood | 1.32% | 4.57% | 14.7% | 34.55% | 44.86% |
| North Kesteven (North Hykeham) | 1.14% | 3.9% | 13.86% | 35.11% | 45.99% |
| Lincoln | 1.16% | 4.18% | 13.9% | 36.58% | 44.18% |
| Boston | 1.24% | 4.73% | 15.86% | 37.48% | 40.69% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for North Hykeham. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around North Hykeham. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Witham (Best) | 10242/32845 |
| Hartsholme | 10675/32845 |
| North Hykeham Witham | 19602/32845 |
| North Hykeham Memorial | 21676/32845 |
| North Hykeham Mill | 22291/32845 |
| Waddington West | 23458/32845 |
| North Hykeham Moor | 24586/32845 |
| North Hykeham Forum | 25322/32845 |
| Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East | 25715/32845 |
| Moorland (Worst) | 8298/32845 |
Skegness - where the Northerners go to die
Deprivation in North Hykeham
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around North Hykeham. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Moorland (Best) | 10620/32845 |
| Witham | 15874/32845 |
| Hartsholme | 18054/32845 |
| North Hykeham Witham | 19105/32845 |
| North Hykeham Mill | 23474/32845 |
| North Hykeham Memorial | 24094/32845 |
| Waddington West | 24907/32845 |
| North Hykeham Moor | 25044/32845 |
| North Hykeham Forum | 27285/32845 |
| Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East (Worst) | 28195/32845 |
