Crime Rates at Morley Road, Runcorn, WA7 4NS

Morley Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Beechwood & Heath , and the 201st 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 Morley Road (WA7 4NS) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Road (WA7 4NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Elms (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.