Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 5YH
How much crime is recorded in WA7 5YH, 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 5YHRuncorn
How safe is WA7 5YH
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 5YH 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA7 5YHNational
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.