Crime Rates at Shepton Cottages, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5LF

Shepton Cottages area has the 30th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 334th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shepton Cottages (NE16 5LF) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepton Cottages (NE16 5LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Street Gate Park (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.