Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 7RT
How much crime is recorded in WA8 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Widnes Riverside
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,408 (2024)
WA8 7RTWidnes
How safe is WA8 7RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 7RT 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
50.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 7RTNational
Violence and sexual offences42.723.6
Burglary12.09.1
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Public order9.64.6
Other theft8.54.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Drugs5.42.4
Shoplifting5.18.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime3.51.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.