Postcode · Wigan
Crime in WN5 7LY
How much crime is recorded in WN5 7LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Billinge
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
WN5 7LYWigan
How safe is WN5 7LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN5 7LY area, 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
19.3
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).
WN5 7LYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Public order8.24.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Burglary4.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.