Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
M23 · Greater Manchester
1
crimes in February 2026
Below national average
WA8 · Halton
273
crimes in February 2026
Above national average
Manchester has less crime — 1 vs 273 incidents in February 2026.
Runcorn recorded substantially more crime than Manchester in February 2026 — 273 incidents compared to 1, a 273.0x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Runcorn records significantly more (117 vs 1 incidents). Manchester is below the national average while Runcorn is above, making Manchester the safer choice on this measure.
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Based on February 2026 Police data, Manchester recorded fewer crimes than Runcorn — 1 vs 273 incidents. That is 100% fewer crimes. Manchester is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In February 2026, Manchester recorded 1 incidents of this type vs 117 in Runcorn. Overall, Manchester had fewer total crimes (1 vs 273).