Crime Rates at Shields Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2UQ

Shields Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 91st highest crime rate of 903 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 2UQ) in the last 12 months was 298.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 159.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shields Road (NE6 2UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Road, where police recorded 219 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.