Postcode district · Widnes
Crime in WA8
How much crime is recorded in WA8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 70,842 (2024)
WA8Postcode district · Widnes
How safe is WA8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
WA8National
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Public order6.84.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Shoplifting3.88.4
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.