Widnes Riverside
Middle areaNorth west Halton. 8,115 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 96% of people in Widnes Riverside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Widnes Riverside
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Widnes Riverside at a rate of 254.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.1 per 1,000 people across Halton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 815 |
| Other crime | 470 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 246 |
| Shoplifting | 210 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 133 |
| Drug offences | 81 |
| Vehicle crime | 43 |
| Burglary | 35 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Widnes Riverside compares
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Is Widnes Riverside safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Widnes Riverside at a rate of 254.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.1 per 1,000 people across Halton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 149 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Widnes Riverside.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (815), other crime (470) and anti-social behaviour (246).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Halton
These figures are published for the whole of Halton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Halton and not Widnes Riverside alone. See Halton
Widnes Riverside in brief
The median price paid for a home in Widnes Riverside was £120,000 in 2025.
Widnes Riverside had 7,878 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in Widnes Riverside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Widnes Riverside, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.