Postcode · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 6SU
How much crime is recorded in WA7 6SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
WA7 6SURuncorn
How safe is WA7 6SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA7 6SU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 6SUNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Burglary0.19.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.