WINSFORD AREA

Winsford Wharton

Background

Verdin Wharton lies to the north-east of Winsford Town Centre. It contains 385 hectares. The railway line bisects this ward leaving the western area residential and the other industrial, part of the Winsford Industrial Estate. There is one primary school and a library. (See Map)

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

4672

(3.8%)

1770

(3.4%)

1326

(28.4%)

2936

(62.8%)

410

(8.8%)

32 years

In 2001 there were 1770 households of which 63.7% were owner-occupied and social housing accounted for a further 30.1%.

At the time of the 2001 Census, of those aged between 16 and 74 years 65.4% were economically active which is above the rate for Vale Royal (62.8%) and above that for England and Wales (60.6%). The unemployed accounted for only 4.6% of whom 10% were aged over 50, 8% had never worked and 27% were long-term unemployed. Those otherwise economically inactive formed 21.5% of the population in the same age range. Retired people represent 8.5% of the age group.

This 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 small central area, around the Nun House Drive area is in the bottom 20% nationally for overall deprivation. So far as income and education are concerned it is in the bottom 10%.

Crime

Year	Burglary Dwelling	Other Burglary	Vehicle Crime	Other Theft	Criminal Damage	Violent Crime	Other Crimes	Total
2006/07 (½ year)	10	8	13	57	102	60	34	284
2005/06	21	39	17	136	223	186	55	677 (144.9)
2004/05	19	24	49	123	233	28	194	670 (143)
2003/04	30	45	80	116	210	132	135	748 (160)

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)	2	48	2	0	0	9	252	75	388
2005/06	5	119	40	0	3	262	183	114	726

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	261	234	87	53	15	8	58	891
2003/04	206	23	83	49	13	5	63	682
2002/03	121	17	94	36	6	8	64	510
2001/02	171			13	3	2	50	364

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