Total Crime Rate

223.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.5 10/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coniston Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 104th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coniston Avenue (HD5 9PU) in the last 12 months was 223.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% higher than the Dalton average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 171.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coniston Avenue (HD5 9PU), the main crime hotspot is near Dalton Fold Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coniston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Haighs Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dalton Fold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathergrove Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathergrove Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heathergrove Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkstone Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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