Total Crime Rate

674.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

245.5 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 674.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 245.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 169.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.8 10/10
  • Public order 55.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.9 10/10
  • Robbery 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Shields Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 18th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

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 Shields Road (NE6 1DL) in the last 12 months was 674.7 per 1,000 residents and was 204.5% higher than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 245.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shields Road (NE6 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/116)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roger Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roger Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albion Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Addison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Row —
Apr 2026Robbery Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langhorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langhorn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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