Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 2TT
How much crime is recorded in WA7 2TT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beechwood & Heath
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,198 (2024)
WA7 2TTRuncorn
How safe is WA7 2TT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 5.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 2TT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 2TTNational
Violence and sexual offences3.923.6
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.54.6
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other theft0.64.5
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.