It is one of the largest council estates in Lancashire and for many years was a socially deprived area which has since 1997 seen a huge turnround as part of a problem-oriented policing initiativeresulting in a Government sustainable community award in 2005.
It is one of the largest council estates in Lancashire and for many years suffered from serious social disorder with a reputation within the town for crime and drugs. Following the establishment, in 1997, of a problem-oriented policing initiative the estate has seen a huge turnround resulting in a Government sustainable community award in 2005.