Postcode district · Wigan
Crime in WN4
How much crime is recorded in WN4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 37,224 (2024)
WN4Postcode district · Wigan
How safe is WN4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WN4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
WN4National
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Shoplifting3.88.4
Burglary3.29.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.