Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 6EB
How much crime is recorded in WA7 6EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norton
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,232 (2024)
WA7 6EBRuncorn
How safe is WA7 6EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 100.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 6EB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
100.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
131
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 6EBNational
Violence and sexual offences96.123.6
Public order8.54.6
Other theft5.44.5
Drugs4.32.4
Other crime4.21.5
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Burglary3.09.1
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.