Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 8DN
How much crime is recorded in WA8 8DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ditton
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,687 (2024)
WA8 8DNWidnes
How safe is WA8 8DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 8DN area, above 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
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 8DNNational
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Public order7.54.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other crime5.21.5
Drugs4.92.4
Burglary2.79.1
Other theft2.64.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.