Postcode · Wigan
Crime in WN5 7ND
How much crime is recorded in WN5 7ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Billinge
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,582 (2024)
WN5 7NDWigan
How safe is WN5 7ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN5 7ND area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 7NDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Public order1.84.6
Burglary1.59.1
Shoplifting1.08.4
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Other theft1.04.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.12.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% 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.