Crime Rates at Shields Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 8UU

Shields Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

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 Shields Road (NE25 8UU) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shields Road (NE25 8UU), 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.