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Crime in WA3 1

How much crime is recorded in WA3 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Population
17,443 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA3 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA3 1, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WA3 1National
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Other theft9.64.5
Public order7.54.6
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Shoplifting3.08.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.32.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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