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Crime in WN4 9

How much crime is recorded in WN4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Population
20,075 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WN4 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WN4 9, below 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
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).

WN4 9National
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft2.84.5
Burglary2.39.1
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

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