Crime Rates at Old Colliery Yard, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 0TX

Old Colliery Yard area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Billinge & Seneley Green , and the 218th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Colliery Yard (WN4 0TX) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 124.6% higher than the Billinge & Seneley Green average (38.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Colliery Yard (WN4 0TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garswood Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darvel Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.