Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 6PS
How much crime is recorded in WA8 6PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Widnes Riverside
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,872 (2024)
WA8 6PSWidnes
How safe is WA8 6PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 87.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 6PS area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
87.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
229
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 6PSNational
Violence and sexual offences73.923.6
Shoplifting42.68.4
Public order31.84.6
Anti-social behaviour28.610.7
Burglary17.09.1
Criminal damage and arson16.24.7
Other theft10.04.5
Drugs6.52.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime3.31.5
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Robbery2.91.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.