Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 0AA
How much crime is recorded in WA8 0AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halton View
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,855 (2024)
WA8 0AAWidnes
How safe is WA8 0AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 0AA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
WA8 0AANational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Burglary13.39.1
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other crime2.21.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other theft0.94.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.