Total Crime Rate

2275.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2275.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1435.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 226.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 124.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.0 10/10
  • Public order 111.1 10/10
  • Other theft 97.8 10/10
  • Robbery 53.3 10/10
  • Drugs 26.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 2nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 5th highest crime rate of 903 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 2UD) in the last 12 months was 2275.6 per 1,000 residents and was 697.1% higher than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 323 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 413.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shields Road (NE6 2UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robinson Street (38 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 (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Algernon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Street —
Sep 2025Public order Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Robinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hartford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hartford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shields Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shields Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shields Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shields Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shields Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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