Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 5NT
How much crime is recorded in WA7 5NT, 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
- 1,311 (2024)
WA7 5NTRuncorn
How safe is WA7 5NT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 5NT area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
63.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 5NTNational
Violence and sexual offences56.123.6
Public order9.84.6
Drugs7.62.4
Other theft6.84.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Possession of weapons3.60.9
Other crime2.91.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.