Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 6BB
How much crime is recorded in WA7 6BB, 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 6BBRuncorn
How safe is WA7 6BB
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 6BB 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WA7 6BBNational
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.