Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 4EB
How much crime is recorded in WA8 4EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton Rocks
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,287 (2024)
WA8 4EBWidnes
How safe is WA8 4EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 4EB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 4EBNational
Violence and sexual offences31.523.6
Public order6.44.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime1.91.5
Burglary1.99.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.