Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
WA13 · Warrington
42
crimes in April 2026
Below national average
WA8 · Halton
274
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
Lymm has less crime — 42 vs 274 incidents in April 2026.
Runcorn recorded substantially more crime than Lymm in April 2026 — 274 incidents compared to 42, a 6.5x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Runcorn records significantly more (97 vs 17 incidents). Lymm is below the national average while Runcorn is above, making Lymm the safer choice on this measure.
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Based on April 2026 Police data, Lymm recorded fewer crimes than Runcorn — 42 vs 274 incidents. That is 85% fewer crimes. Lymm is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Lymm recorded 17 incidents of this type vs 97 in Runcorn. Overall, Lymm had fewer total crimes (42 vs 274).