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Crime · Widnes
Reported crime in Widnes
6,278 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 91 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
6,278
Rate / 1,000
91
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,806 | 45% |
| Anti social behaviour | 736 | 12% |
| Public order | 686 | 11% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 435 | 7% |
| Other theft | 328 | 5% |
| Drugs | 305 | 5% |
| Shoplifting | 252 | 4% |
| Vehicle crime | 202 | 3% |
| Other crime | 178 | 3% |
| Burglary | 153 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 89 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 51 | 1% |
| Robbery | 47 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 10 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 224 | 246 | 197 | 224 | 218 | 212 | 242 | 235 | 217 | 294 | 271 | 226 | 2806 |
| Anti social behaviour | 60 | 69 | 37 | 33 | 37 | 63 | 57 | 96 | 73 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 736 |
| Public order | 61 | 47 | 50 | 38 | 46 | 47 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 80 | 44 | 686 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 | 44 | 33 | 37 | 26 | 44 | 30 | 53 | 43 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 435 |
| Other theft | 38 | 28 | 25 | 36 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 29 | 25 | 328 |
| Drugs | 27 | 19 | 18 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 17 | 305 |
| Shoplifting | 13 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 252 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 202 |
| Other crime | 16 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 178 |
| Burglary | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 153 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 89 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 51 |
| Robbery | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 47 |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||||||
| Total | 518 | 538 | 460 | 484 | 462 | 477 | 536 | 576 | 542 | 596 | 604 | 485 | 6278 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Widnes, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 69,119.