Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 5BB
How much crime is recorded in WA7 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Runcorn Town & Westfield
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,250 (2024)
WA7 5BBRuncorn
How safe is WA7 5BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 5BB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Public order15.34.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Other theft7.94.5
Drugs4.92.4
Other crime3.41.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Burglary2.19.1
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.