Crime Rates at Festival Way, Runcorn, WA7 5FN

Festival Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bridgewater , and the 194th 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 Festival Way (WA7 5FN) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Bridgewater average (106.4 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Festival Way (WA7 5FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hemlock Close, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorn Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.