Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 4HT
How much crime is recorded in WA7 4HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Runcorn Town & Westfield
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,219 (2024)
WA7 4HTRuncorn
How safe is WA7 4HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 4HT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4HTNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Burglary10.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.