Crime Rates at Ditchfield Place, Widnes, WA8 8RT

Ditchfield Place area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bankfield , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ditchfield Place (WA8 8RT) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Bankfield average (76.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditchfield Place (WA8 8RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosewood Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.