Postcode · Wigan
Crime in WN6 9RL
How much crime is recorded in WN6 9RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,520 (2024)
WN6 9RLWigan
How safe is WN6 9RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN6 9RL 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
10.0
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).
WN6 9RLNational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Burglary1.19.1
Public order0.64.6
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.