Crime Rates at Cooper Street, Runcorn, WA7 1DH

Cooper Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 13th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cooper Street (WA7 1DH) in the last 12 months was 364.9 per 1,000 residents and was 970.0% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 185.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooper Street (WA7 1DH), 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.