Postcode · Wigan
Crime in WN4 0PY
How much crime is recorded in WN4 0PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Garswood
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
WN4 0PYWigan
How safe is WN4 0PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN4 0PY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
WN4 0PYNational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.14.6
Drugs1.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.