Standish is a historic township on the Wigan to Preston road. The name consists of two elements meaning ‘stone’ and ‘enclosed pasture for cattle’.
The Standish family held the manor of Standish for at least 700 years. The name was first mentioned in 1202.
Standish’s finest building is the parish church of St Wilfrid’s, the only Grade I listed building in the borough and one of Lancashire’s finest. The present church dates from 1584, although the spire was added in 1867. Nearby, the town’s ancient wooden stocks and market cross can still be found, along with an old well which has recently been restored.
Its mining days long since gone, the town has become one of the borough’s most popular residential areas. Its local shops thrive and the town boasts several celebrated restaurants. Worthington Lakes, a well-wooded series of reservoirs, are a popular beauty spot.
This page provides up to date crime and demographic statistics for the Standish with Lower Ground 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 Standish Ward includes the areas of: Boars Head, Langtree and Standish. The ward has an overall population of 12,045 spread across 5,818 Households, giving an average of 2.5 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 9 lower level super output areas (SOA) within the Standish ward, 0 score in the bottom 10% of SOAs for deprivation nationally. Further indicators of deprivation there are 152 households in the Standish ward without Central Heating, and 855 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
