Total Crime Rate

780.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 780.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 272.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.0 10/10
  • Public order 80.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.0 9/10
  • Drugs 60.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.0 10/10
  • Other theft 52.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 3rd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 21st 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 4NS) in the last 12 months was 780.0 per 1,000 residents and was 173.2% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 364.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shields Road (NE6 4NS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maplewood —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walkergate —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wall Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Walpole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Palmerston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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