Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 4BH
How much crime is recorded in WA7 4BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Runcorn Town & Westfield
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,402 (2024)
WA7 4BHRuncorn
How safe is WA7 4BH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 4BH area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA7 4BHNational
Violence and sexual offences34.223.6
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft5.24.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order4.94.6
Drugs4.92.4
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.