Crime Rates at Upton Lane, Widnes, WA8 9AQ

Upton Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Birchfield , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upton Lane (WA8 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the Birchfield average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Lane (WA8 9AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cronton Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.