Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 7JA
How much crime is recorded in WA8 7JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ditton
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
WA8 7JAWidnes
How safe is WA8 7JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 7JA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 7JANational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Burglary2.29.1
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Other theft0.04.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.