Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 2PL
How much crime is recorded in WA7 2PL, 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
- 1,850 (2024)
WA7 2PLRuncorn
How safe is WA7 2PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 2PL 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
44.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 2PLNational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Public order9.04.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Burglary7.69.1
Drugs7.32.4
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other crime3.41.5
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.