Lying north-east of Wigan, this pleasant residential village betrays little evidence of its mining and textile past. With Haigh estate to the west and Borsdane Wood to the east it still retains a rural aspect, and boasts superb views towards the West Pennine Moors.
Aspull Moor was an expanse of common land, formerly more extensive than at present, on which collieries were sunk and worked by the lord of the manor. The colliery waste heaps are gone now, and the giant Woodshaw Ruck has been planted with trees in one of the more successful tip reclamation schemes.
This page provides up to date crime and demographic statistics for the Aspull, New Springs and Whelley Ward. All statistics have been taken from the 2001 Census. Full census breakdown can be found by visiting the national statistics website (External link).
Demographics
The demographic make up of an area can influence how much crime is experienced within that area. The more densely populated an area is the more likely it is to experience higher levels of Crime and disorder. The Aspull Ward includes the areas of: Aspull, Haigh, New Springs, Pennington Green, Red Rock and Whelley. The ward has an overall population of 12,224 spread across 5,034 Households, giving an average of 2.4 people per household.
Deprivation
The level of deprivation is measured by various factors such as levels of unemployment, health and education. Research suggests that the level of deprivation in an area is strongly linked to the level of crime. Super Output Areas (SOAs) are nationally defined boundaries which were constructed to compare statistics on a small scale. They have an average of 1500 residents in each SOA, there are 200 SOAs in the Wigan Borough. There are 8 lower level super output areas (SOA) within the Aspull ward, 0 score in the bottom 10% of SOAs for deprivation nationally. Further indicators of deprivation there are 261 households in the Aspull ward without Central Heating, and 1,122 Households without access to a car.
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Education
Improving Educational achievement and attendance is key to helping Wigan reduce levels of offending among our youth population. Find out how children are performing in your ward
