Postcode district · Runcorn
Crime in WA7
How much crime is recorded in WA7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 68,416 (2024)
WA7Postcode district · Runcorn
How safe is WA7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA7, 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
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
WA7National
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Public order6.94.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary5.69.1
Shoplifting4.98.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Drugs4.22.4
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.