Crime Rates at Major Cross Street, Widnes, WA8 7QB

Major Cross Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Major Cross Street (WA8 7QB) in the last 12 months was 298.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 220.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Major Cross Street (WA8 7QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.