Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 2ND
How much crime is recorded in WA7 2ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halton Castlefield
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,698 (2024)
WA7 2NDRuncorn
How safe is WA7 2ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 2ND 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
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 2NDNational
Violence and sexual offences37.023.6
Public order9.04.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary4.79.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs4.02.4
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft2.34.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.