Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 2QS
How much crime is recorded in WA7 2QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Runcorn Halton Road
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,680 (2024)
WA7 2QSRuncorn
How safe is WA7 2QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 2QS 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
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 2QSNational
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Burglary13.59.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order5.44.6
Other crime5.31.5
Drugs3.62.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.21.4
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.