Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 2RT
How much crime is recorded in WA7 2RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beechwood & Heath
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,107 (2024)
WA7 2RTRuncorn
How safe is WA7 2RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 2RT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 2RTNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Public order4.24.6
Burglary3.19.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.