Postcode · Wigan
Crime in WN5 7FT
How much crime is recorded in WN5 7FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Billinge
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,296 (2024)
WN5 7FTWigan
How safe is WN5 7FT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN5 7FT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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).
WN5 7FTNational
Burglary4.19.1
Violence and sexual offences3.923.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.