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

Shaftesbury Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 333rd 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 Shaftesbury Grove (NE6 5JB) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% higher than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Grove (NE6 5JB), the main crime hotspot is near Roxburgh Place. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.