Total Crime Rate
105.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shields Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Walkergate , and the 311th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shields Road (NE6 4XS) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shields Road (NE6 4XS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keebledale Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtfield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selby Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Courtfield Road | Under investigation |
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