Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 6AQ
How much crime is recorded in WA7 6AQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halton Lea & Brookvale
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,293 (2024)
WA7 6AQRuncorn
How safe is WA7 6AQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 6AQ 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
52.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 6AQNational
Violence and sexual offences50.223.6
Public order12.74.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Drugs4.22.4
Other theft3.84.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other crime2.91.5
Burglary1.99.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.