Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
M45 · Bury
1
crimes in April 2026
Below national average
WA7 · Halton
224
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
Bury has less crime — 1 vs 224 incidents in April 2026.
Runcorn recorded substantially more crime than Bury in April 2026 — 224 incidents compared to 1, a 224.0x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Runcorn records significantly more (106 vs 1 incidents). Bury is below the national average while Runcorn is above, making Bury the safer choice on this measure.
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Based on April 2026 Police data, Bury recorded fewer crimes than Runcorn — 1 vs 224 incidents. That is 100% fewer crimes. Bury is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Bury recorded 1 incidents of this type vs 106 in Runcorn. Overall, Bury had fewer total crimes (1 vs 224).