Postcode · Wigan
Crime in WN4 9PH
How much crime is recorded in WN4 9PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haydock East
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
WN4 9PHWigan
How safe is WN4 9PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN4 9PH area, 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WN4 9PHNational
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
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.