Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 2JS
How much crime is recorded in WA7 2JS, 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
- 1,595 (2024)
WA7 2JSRuncorn
How safe is WA7 2JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 2JS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 2JSNational
Violence and sexual offences34.323.6
Public order7.94.6
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Drugs3.32.4
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.