Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 3LQ
How much crime is recorded in WA8 3LQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halton View
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,420 (2024)
WA8 3LQWidnes
How safe is WA8 3LQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 3LQ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA8 3LQNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Public order5.94.6
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.64.5
Burglary1.69.1
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.