Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 4RB
How much crime is recorded in WA7 4RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Runcorn Town & Westfield
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,871 (2024)
WA7 4RBRuncorn
How safe is WA7 4RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 4RB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 4RBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Public order4.34.6
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.11.5
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.