Crime Rates at Lincoln Square, Widnes, WA8 6SR

Lincoln Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 22nd 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 Lincoln Square (WA8 6SR) in the last 12 months was 320.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 197.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 190.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Square (WA8 6SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfield Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincoln Square (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.