Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 6LE
How much crime is recorded in WA7 6LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halton Castlefield
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,238 (2024)
WA7 6LERuncorn
How safe is WA7 6LE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 6LE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
140
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 6LENational
Violence and sexual offences49.723.6
Shoplifting21.18.4
Public order16.94.6
Burglary11.09.1
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Drugs9.22.4
Other theft7.44.5
Other crime6.71.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.