Total Crime Rate
124.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shielfield Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Berwick North , and the 217th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the Berwick North average (111.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shielfield Terrace (TD15 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turret Gardens, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Oval (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Berwick-Upon-Tweed| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Turret Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1167 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A1167 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | A1167 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1167 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1167 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Turret Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turret Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Oval | Under investigation |
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