WINSFORD AREA

Winsford Gravel

Background

Gravel Ward lies to the east of Winsford Town Centre. (See Map) It contains 475 hectares. The railway bisects this ward leaving the north-western part mainly residential and the north-eastern area industrial :a part of the Winsford Industrial estate. The remainder is semi-rural. There are two primary schools in the area.

Facts and Figures

Population & % of Vale Royal

Number of households & % of VR

Population under 16 years

Population 16 to 64 years

Population 65 years and over

Average Age

4103

(3.3%)

1564

(3%)

868

(21.2%)

2595

(63.2%)

640

(15.6%)

39 years

In 2001 there were 1570 households of which 82.2% were owner-occupied and social housing accounted for a further 12%.

At the time of the 2001 Census, of those aged between 16 and 74 years 63% were economically active which is just above the rate for Vale Royal (62.8%) and above that for England and Wales (60.6%). The unemployed accounted for only 2.8% of whom 16% were aged over 50, 4% had never worked and 22% were long-term unemployed. Those otherwise economically inactive formed 20.4% of the population in the same age range. Retired people represent 14% of the age group.

The ward is divided into three areas for the purpose of measuring social and economic disadvantage. According to the Government’s Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, this Ward does show some levels of deprivation. The north-western area is in the bottom 20% nationally for employment, health and education; the south-west is in the bottom 10% for environment. However, the north-west is in the top 10% as regards housing.

Crime

Year	Burglary Dwelling	Other Burglary	Vehicle Crime	Other Theft	Criminal Damage	Violent Crime	Other Crimes	Total
2006/07 (½ year)	1	8	11	12	39	25	10	106
2005/06	3	25	28	39	116	66	16	293 (71.4)
2004/05	5	13	32	35	85	11	69	250 (60.9)
2003/04	21	32	42	45	86	42	16	284 (69.2)

Note: Figures in brackets are for offences per 1000 population.

Disorder

In 2005/06 new categories of Anti-social behaviour were used by the police making it difficult to compare previous years. During the past year the following incidents were recorded by the police.

	Street Drinking	Vehicle Nuisance	Abandoned Vehicles	Noise - Pubs/Clubs	Environmental Litter, graffiti, etc.	Nuisance in public place	Rowdy/ drunken behaviour	Other	Total
2006/07 (½ year)	1	24	0	0	2	2	70	31	128
2005/06	1	36	28	0	0	71	78	38	252

The figures for previous years were as follows:

			Disturbance in
Year	Nuisance Youths	General Disorder	Public place	Private place	Licensed premises	Noise nuisance	Domestic Incident	Total
2004/05	113	91	22	17	6	4	27	318
2003/04	69	6	21	19	5	4	30	277
2002/03	53	12	30	14	5	1	28	218
2001/02	81			4	2	1	20	183

Of the other forms of disturbance not listed in the table are telephone nuisance of either an abandoned call, hoax or threatening/abusive nature and minor /other nuisance issues including neighbour disputes. The totals given include these matters