Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 2SP
How much crime is recorded in WA7 2SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halton Castlefield
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,782 (2024)
WA7 2SPRuncorn
How safe is WA7 2SP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 2SP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 2SPNational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Burglary13.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order4.84.6
Drugs3.72.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.