Blacon vs Grange - Runcorn

Blacon has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,780 crimes in the last 12 months. Grange - Runcorn has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 1,010 crimes. Blacon scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blacon shows a year-on-year crime trend of +10.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Grange - Runcorn shows +17% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blacon, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (785 incidents). In Grange - Runcorn, it is Violent Crime (480 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blacon recorded 122 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Grange - Runcorn recorded 64. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blacon totalled 785 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 480 in Grange - Runcorn. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blacon recorded 1,610 crimes (now 1,780, a change of +10.6%). Grange - Runcorn recorded 863 crimes previously (now 1,010, +17%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Blacon has a resolution rate of 24.2% and Grange - Runcorn has 28.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blacon falls within the Cheshire Constabulary boundary. Grange - Runcorn is covered by Cheshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Blacon and Grange - Runcorn. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.