So you are thinking of moving to Medlar with Wesham in Lancashire? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Medlar with Wesham is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Medlar with Wesham the land of milk and honey or are Kirkham, Poulton le Fylde and Wesham a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Medlar with Wesham
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of November 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Medlar with Wesham. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Dowbridge | 12 |
| Corner Row | 5 |
| Lane Heads | 4 |
| Bolton Houses | 2 |
| Moor Side | 1 |
| Medlar | 0 |
| Greenhalgh | 0 |
| Esprick | 0 |
| Copp | 0 |
| Crossmoor | 0 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Medlar with Wesham. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Medlar with Wesham. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Medlar-with-Wesham (Best) | 17717/32845 |
| Kirkham South | 19117/32845 |
| Kirkham North | 21202/32845 |
| Breck | 22119/32845 |
| Warton and Westby | 22283/32845 |
| Freckleton East | 23857/32845 |
| Freckleton West | 25133/32845 |
| Newton and Treales | 27452/32845 |
| Elswick and Little Eccleston | 28290/32845 |
| Ribby-with-Wrea (Worst) | 30227/32845 |
Your Health in Medlar with Wesham
If you are thinking of moving to Medlar with Wesham, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Medlar with Wesham compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 2.2% | 7.28% | 16.88% | 33.8% | 39.84% |
| Preston | 1.32% | 4.74% | 13.26% | 34.12% | 46.56% |
| Wyre | 1.66% | 5.52% | 15.95% | 33.62% | 43.25% |
| Fylde (Medlar with Wesham) | 1.37% | 4.87% | 15.34% | 33.78% | 44.64% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Medlar with Wesham. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Medlar with Wesham. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Breck (Best) | 11807/32845 |
| Freckleton West | 12069/32845 |
| Warton and Westby | 12074/32845 |
| Medlar-with-Wesham | 12515/32845 |
| Elswick and Little Eccleston | 12820/32845 |
| Freckleton East | 16331/32845 |
| Kirkham North | 18169/32845 |
| Newton and Treales | 18218/32845 |
| Ribby-with-Wrea | 23457/32845 |
| Kirkham South (Worst) | 7759/32845 |
Deprivation in Medlar with Wesham
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Medlar with Wesham. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Kirkham South (Best) | 15285/32845 |
| Warton and Westby | 16366/32845 |
| Medlar-with-Wesham | 18769/32845 |
| Breck | 20091/32845 |
| Freckleton East | 20385/32845 |
| Freckleton West | 21896/32845 |
| Elswick and Little Eccleston | 22935/32845 |
| Kirkham North | 24177/32845 |
| Newton and Treales | 24411/32845 |
| Ribby-with-Wrea (Worst) | 31904/32845 |
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