Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 6HX
How much crime is recorded in WA7 6HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norton
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,300 (2024)
WA7 6HXRuncorn
How safe is WA7 6HX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 6HX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 6HXNational
Violence and sexual offences32.023.6
Public order6.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.81.5
Burglary1.29.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.