Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 1DF
How much crime is recorded in WA7 1DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Runcorn Town & Westfield
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,588 (2024)
WA7 1DFRuncorn
How safe is WA7 1DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 73.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 1DF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
73.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
150
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WA7 1DFNational
Violence and sexual offences64.423.6
Drugs17.12.4
Public order17.04.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Burglary10.19.1
Other theft8.54.5
Other crime4.21.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.