Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 4SU
How much crime is recorded in WA8 4SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hough Green
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,474 (2024)
WA8 4SUWidnes
How safe is WA8 4SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 4SU 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
47.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 4SUNational
Violence and sexual offences44.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Drugs10.22.4
Other crime6.01.5
Public order4.84.6
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft1.94.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.