Crime Rates at Widnes Road, Widnes, WA8 6AX

Widnes Road area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Widnes Road (WA8 6AX) in the last 12 months was 1038.5 per 1,000 residents and was 513.3% higher than the Appleton average (169.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 391.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widnes Road (WA8 6AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farrant Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.