Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 3FU
How much crime is recorded in WA7 3FU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beechwood & Heath
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,190 (2024)
WA7 3FURuncorn
How safe is WA7 3FU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 5.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 3FU 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
5.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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 3FUNational
Violence and sexual offences4.923.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.44.6
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Burglary0.79.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.