Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 4XX
How much crime is recorded in WA8 4XX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hough Green
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,105 (2024)
WA8 4XXWidnes
How safe is WA8 4XX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 4XX 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
54.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 4XXNational
Violence and sexual offences47.623.6
Burglary9.29.1
Drugs5.82.4
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.