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Crime in WN5 8

How much crime is recorded in WN5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Population
22,231 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WN5 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in WN5 8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WN5 8National
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other theft0.94.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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