Crime Rates at Cooper Street, Widnes, WA8 6ES

Cooper Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 7th 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 Cooper Street (WA8 6ES) in the last 12 months was 457.7 per 1,000 residents and was 183.7% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 307.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooper Street (WA8 6ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farrant Street, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Road (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.