Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 8RF
How much crime is recorded in WA8 8RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ditton
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,769 (2024)
WA8 8RFWidnes
How safe is WA8 8RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 8RF 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
47.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 8RFNational
Violence and sexual offences41.923.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order8.04.6
Other theft5.94.5
Burglary4.09.1
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.