Crime Rates at Coniston Road, Newton, Chester, CH2 1PX

Coniston Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newton & Hoole , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

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 Coniston Road (CH2 1PX) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Newton & Hoole average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coniston Road (CH2 1PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.