Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 8EA
How much crime is recorded in WA8 8EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ditton
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
WA8 8EAWidnes
How safe is WA8 8EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 8EA 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
46.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 8EANational
Violence and sexual offences41.423.6
Public order8.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other crime4.71.5
Burglary4.79.1
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.