Crap Towns / Widnes / Crime

How much crime is there in Widnes?

The police recorded 87.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Widnes from September 2023 to August 2026, 15% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 43.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 81.9, down from 97.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	97.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	82.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	81.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	43.3	34.1
Public order	9.8	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	7.1	7.0
Other theft	5.5	5.4
Shoplifting	5.4	7.1
Drugs	4.5	2.4
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.7	3.8
Other crime	2.7	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.9	0.5
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Liverpool	13.2 km	126
St Helens	8.5 km	109
Runcorn	5.6 km	88.9
Widnes	–	87.3
Prescot	6.3 km	85.8
Newton-le-Willows	11.4 km	82.5
Huyton with Roby	9.5 km	78.2
Warrington	10.1 km	73.4
Haydock	11.7 km	71.6
Frodsham	9.0 km	50.1
Helsby	11.5 km	31.7
The typical town	–	76.2