Postcode district · Wigan
Crime in WN6
How much crime is recorded in WN6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 55,490 (2024)
WN6Postcode district · Wigan
How safe is WN6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WN6, 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
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
WN6National
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.22.4
Public order0.84.6
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.