Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Walkergate , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shields Road (NE6 4SS) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Walkergate average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shields Road (NE6 4SS), the main crime hotspot is near Eastfield Avenue. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 23 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firtree Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stotts Road —
Apr 2026Public order Firtree Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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