Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 1UP
How much crime is recorded in WA7 1UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,081 (2024)
WA7 1UPRuncorn
How safe is WA7 1UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 1UP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 1UPNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.84.5
Burglary2.29.1
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 66% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.