Postcode area · Wigan
Crime in WN
How much crime is recorded in WN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 346,979 (2024)
WNPostcode area · Wigan
How safe is WN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WN, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WNNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.74.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.