Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 2SR
How much crime is recorded in WA8 2SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Widnes Riverside
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,883 (2024)
WA8 2SRWidnes
How safe is WA8 2SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 2SR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 2SRNational
Violence and sexual offences44.923.6
Public order12.04.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Drugs4.62.4
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime2.51.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.