Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shielfield Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Berwick North , and the 235th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

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 Shielfield Terrace (TD15 2EE) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher than the Berwick North average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shielfield Terrace (TD15 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dean Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Oval (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shielfield Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turret Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turret Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turret Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Dean Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turret Gardens —
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Data Sources

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