Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 5LY
How much crime is recorded in WA7 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grange, Halton Brook & Hallwood Park
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
WA7 5LYRuncorn
How safe is WA7 5LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 5LY area, well 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
44.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 5LYNational
Violence and sexual offences39.423.6
Shoplifting25.48.4
Drugs8.22.4
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other crime3.91.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft3.64.5
Robbery2.51.4
Burglary1.59.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.