Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 2LL
How much crime is recorded in WA7 2LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halton Castlefield
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,574 (2024)
WA7 2LLRuncorn
How safe is WA7 2LL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 2LL area, well above 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
60.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 2LLNational
Violence and sexual offences53.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Drugs8.52.4
Public order8.14.6
Burglary7.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.