Crime Rates at Black Cat Industrial Estate, Widnes, WA8 0NS

Black Cat Industrial Estate area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 44th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Black Cat Industrial Estate (WA8 0NS) in the last 12 months was 211.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% higher than the Appleton average (161.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Cat Industrial Estate (WA8 0NS), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.