Crime Rates at Pickerings Close, Runcorn, WA7 4AU

Pickerings Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 99th 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 Pickerings Close (WA7 4AU) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Beechwood & Heath average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickerings Close (WA7 4AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Court, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.