Total Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coniston Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
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 (WF12 7EA) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% lower than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coniston Road (WF12 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dewsbury East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lumley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Croftlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trenton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malvern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lumley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lumley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lumley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lumley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mardale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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