Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 7EE
How much crime is recorded in WA8 7EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Victoria Park
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,875 (2024)
WA8 7EEWidnes
How safe is WA8 7EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 7EE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 7EENational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Drugs3.72.4
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft2.24.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.