Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme
WardThe south east of the North Kesteven. About 2,437 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 68 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 30% of people in Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme at a rate of 57.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 54.5 per 1,000 people across North Kesteven.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (36), anti-social behaviour (26) and other crime (16).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Kesteven
These figures are published for the whole of North Kesteven, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Kesteven and not Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme alone. See North Kesteven
Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme in brief
Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme had 2,454 usual residents at the census.
About 30% of people in Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.