Postcode · Widnes
Crime in WA8 9RT
How much crime is recorded in WA8 9RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnworth
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
WA8 9RTWidnes
How safe is WA8 9RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA8 9RT 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
11.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 9RTNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.02.4
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.51.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Other theft0.14.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.