Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 6PD
How much crime is recorded in WA8 6PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Victoria Park
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,610 (2024)
WA8 6PDWidnes
How safe is WA8 6PD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 6PD 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
52.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 6PDNational
Violence and sexual offences46.623.6
Public order9.14.6
Burglary7.19.1
Drugs5.12.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.