Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 6BS
How much crime is recorded in WA7 6BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halton Lea & Brookvale
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,426 (2024)
WA7 6BSRuncorn
How safe is WA7 6BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 6BS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 6BSNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Public order5.24.6
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.