Total Crime Rate

1891.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

600.0 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 1891.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 600.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 445.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 390.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 367.2 10/10
  • Public order 147.5 10/10
  • Other theft 134.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 95.1 10/10
  • Drugs 85.3 10/10
  • Burglary 59.0 10/10
  • Robbery 52.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 52.5 10/10
  • Other crime 23.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
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 highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

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 (NE6 1DS) in the last 12 months was 1891.8 per 1,000 residents and was 753.7% 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 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -46.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 600.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shields Road (NE6 1DS), 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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