Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 9EF
How much crime is recorded in WA8 9EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Victoria Park
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,958 (2024)
WA8 9EFWidnes
How safe is WA8 9EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 9EF area, 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
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 9EFNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Public order4.94.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.