Crime Rates at Howarth Court, Runcorn, WA7 1BN

Howarth Court area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howarth Court (WA7 1BN) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 318.9% higher than the Beechwood & Heath average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howarth Court (WA7 1BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Water Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penkeths Lane (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.