Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 8PG
How much crime is recorded in WA8 8PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hale Bank
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,523 (2024)
WA8 8PGWidnes
How safe is WA8 8PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 8PG 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8PGNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Public order5.64.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Burglary4.49.1
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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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.