Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 4PP
How much crime is recorded in WA8 4PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hough Green
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,453 (2024)
WA8 4PPWidnes
How safe is WA8 4PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 4PP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
65.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 4PPNational
Violence and sexual offences60.723.6
Public order12.84.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Drugs6.12.4
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.