Total Crime Rate

208.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 80.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shields Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 94th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shields Road (NE25 8UT) in the last 12 months was 208.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.5% higher than the Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shields Road (NE25 8UT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bedale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pinetree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firtree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Firtree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Firtree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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