Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 3AF
How much crime is recorded in WA7 3AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norton
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,582 (2024)
WA7 3AFRuncorn
How safe is WA7 3AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 3AF 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
29.2
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 3AFNational
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Public order5.84.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary4.59.1
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.