Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 2GP
How much crime is recorded in WA7 2GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grange, Halton Brook & Hallwood Park
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,823 (2024)
WA7 2GPRuncorn
How safe is WA7 2GP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 2GP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 2GPNational
Violence and sexual offences42.123.6
Shoplifting21.78.4
Public order20.84.6
Anti-social behaviour17.110.7
Burglary15.49.1
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Drugs8.42.4
Other theft7.34.5
Other crime3.21.5
Robbery2.41.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.