WA88
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Ditton, in Halton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WA88 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in WA88 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How WA88 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WA88 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WA88 at a rate of 114.0 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WA88.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (20), other crime (5) and anti-social behaviour (2).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WA88 was 114.0 per 1,000 people.
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.
Your MP
- Derek TwiggLabourMP for Widnes and Halewood
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in WA881
Council1
Postcode districts next to WA881
Nearest rail stations4
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WA88 in brief
WA88 is a postcode district covering Ditton, in Halton.
About 272 people lived in WA88 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 114.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
WA88 had 273 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in WA88 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WA88, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
62.4% of residents in WA88 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.