Crime Rates at Oxford Street, Widnes, WA8 6DE

Oxford Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (WA8 6DE) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (WA8 6DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.