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Crime in WA3 2

How much crime is recorded in WA3 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Population
20,302 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA3 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA3 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
49.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
178
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 2National
Shoplifting58.58.4
Violence and sexual offences42.423.6
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Public order17.64.6
Criminal damage and arson12.74.7
Drugs8.22.4
Other theft7.84.5
Burglary5.69.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime2.71.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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