Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 6PY
How much crime is recorded in WA7 6PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,009 (2024)
WA7 6PYRuncorn
How safe is WA7 6PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 6PY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 6PYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other crime1.91.5
Burglary1.99.1
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft0.84.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 201% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.