Postcode sector · Runcorn
Crime in WA7 9
How much crime is recorded in WA7 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,771 (2024)
WA7 9Postcode sector · Runcorn
How safe is WA7 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA7 9, more than double 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
72.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences61.123.6
Burglary14.49.1
Public order13.14.6
Drugs10.82.4
Other theft8.44.5
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.