Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 1TS
How much crime is recorded in WA7 1TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,300 (2024)
WA7 1TSRuncorn
How safe is WA7 1TS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 1TS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 1TSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Public order7.04.6
Shoplifting4.18.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs2.12.4
Burglary1.99.1
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.