Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 7WT
How much crime is recorded in WA8 7WT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hough Green
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,734 (2024)
WA8 7WTWidnes
How safe is WA8 7WT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 7WT 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
44.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 7WTNational
Violence and sexual offences40.723.6
Public order6.74.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Drugs3.22.4
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Robbery1.41.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Burglary0.59.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.