Postcode district · Wigan
Crime in WN5
How much crime is recorded in WN5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 52,229 (2024)
WN5Postcode district · Wigan
How safe is WN5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WN5, 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
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
WN5National
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary3.99.1
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.