Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 9FA
How much crime is recorded in WA8 9FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnworth
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,031 (2024)
WA8 9FAWidnes
How safe is WA8 9FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 9FA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9FANational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Public order3.24.6
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Burglary1.49.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.