Much of the south-west of Ince consisted of mosslands, hence its name, a Celtic word meaning ‘island’.
Coal lay under the surface and its increasing extraction in the 19th century resulted in Ince becoming an area of rapid industrial growth. By the end of the century it was a jumbled mass of spoil-heaps, collieries foundries, railway wagon works and cotton mills, separated by rows of terraced houses and crossed by a network of railways and canals.
In the southern part of the township, mining subsidence caused the land to sink, creating large areas of surface water known as ‘flashes’.
The regeneration of Ince was a priority for the new Wigan Council in 1974 and since then new houses, major environmental landscaping, a shopping centre and library – backed by local, national and European finance – have put the heart back into the area.
This page provides up to date crime and demographic statistics for the Ince Ward area. 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 Ince Ward includes the areas of: Higher Ince, Ince-in-Makerfield, Lower Ince, Rose Bridge and Scholes. The ward has an overall population of 11,919 spread across 3,279 Households, giving an average of 2.3 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 Ince ward, 7 score in the bottom 10% of SOAs for deprivation nationally. Further indicators of deprivation there are 436 households in the Ince ward without Central Heating, and 2,403 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
