Postcode · Wigan
Crime in WN6 9SW
How much crime is recorded in WN6 9SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eccleston & Charnock Richard
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,297 (2024)
WN6 9SWWigan
How safe is WN6 9SW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN6 9SW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 9SWNational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Burglary12.59.1
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.