Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 6SU
How much crime is recorded in WA8 6SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Victoria Park
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,762 (2024)
WA8 6SUWidnes
How safe is WA8 6SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 6SU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 6SUNational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Public order8.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary3.09.1
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% 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.