Crime Rates at Foster Street, Widnes, WA8 6ET

Foster Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 11th 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 Foster Street (WA8 6ET) in the last 12 months was 396.2 per 1,000 residents and was 134.0% higher than the Appleton average (169.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 273.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Street (WA8 6ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farrant Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Road (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.