Crap Towns / Runcorn / Crime

How much crime is there in Runcorn?

The police recorded 88.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Runcorn from September 2023 to August 2026, 17% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 46.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 82.1, down from 94.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	94.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	90.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	82.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	46.8	34.1
Public order	10.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	6.9	7.0
Drugs	5.3	2.4
Shoplifting	4.8	7.1
Other theft	4.5	5.4
Burglary	2.8	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.7	3.8
Other crime	2.7	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Northwich	13.4 km	99.3
Runcorn	–	88.9
Widnes	5.6 km	87.3
Prescot	11.9 km	85.8
Warrington	9.6 km	73.4
Frodsham	4.8 km	50.1
Barnton	11.2 km	44.0
Hartford	13.0 km	42.6
Weaverham	10.8 km	41.4
Cuddington	11.4 km	33.3
Helsby	8.4 km	31.7
The typical town	–	76.2