Crime Rates at Market Street, Widnes, WA8 7RT

Market Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 30th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Street (WA8 7RT) in the last 12 months was 257.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 153.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (WA8 7RT), 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.