Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Grove, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5JA

Shaftesbury Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 216th highest crime rate of 903 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 Shaftesbury Grove (NE6 5JA) in the last 12 months was 172.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% higher than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -94.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Grove (NE6 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roxburgh Place, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heaton Park Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.