Crime Rates at Sunniside Lane, Runcorn, WA7 1TZ

Sunniside Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunniside Lane (WA7 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor average (94.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunniside Lane (WA7 1TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Otterburn Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckfast Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.