Total Crime Rate
0.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wigan has the 10th lowest crime rate of 35 districts in North West region and the 10th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (North West), it has the 10th lowest crime rate of 35 districts.
The overall crime rate in Wigan in the last 12 months was 0.3 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% lower than the North West region average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wigan’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 0.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -99.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 0.3 per 1,000
| Parish | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK parishs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orrell | 1.4 | 1.0 (335%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 2 | Ashton-in-Makerfield South | 0.8 | 0.4 (142%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 3 | Ince | 0.7 | 0.4 (129%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 4 | Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor | 0.6 | 0.3 (81%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 5 | Aspull, New Springs & Whelley | 0.5 | 0.2 (68%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 6 | Wigan Central | 0.4 | 0.1 (19%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 7 | Hindley | 0.4 | 0.0 (13%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 8 | Douglas | 0.3 | 0.0 (6%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 9 | Leigh South | 0.3 | 0.0 (0%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 10 | Abram | 0.3 | -0.1 (-19%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 11 | Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North | 0.2 | -0.1 (-23%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 12 | Wigan West | 0.2 | -0.1 (-29%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 13 | Pemberton | 0.2 | -0.1 (-35%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 14 | Atherton North | 0.2 | -0.1 (-39%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 15 | Atherton South & Lilford | 0.2 | -0.1 (-45%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 16 | Hindley Green | 0.2 | -0.2 (-52%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 17 | Golborne & Lowton West | 0.1 | -0.2 (-55%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 18 | Lowton East | 0.1 | -0.2 (-58%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 19 | Leigh Central & Higher Folds | 0.1 | -0.2 (-61%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 20 | Winstanley | 0.1 | -0.2 (-71%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 21 | Worsley Mesnes | 0.1 | -0.2 (-77%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 22 | Tyldesley & Mosley Common | 0.1 | -0.2 (-77%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 23 | Leigh West | 0.1 | -0.3 (-81%) | Very low 1/10 |
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