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Crime in NE2 1AZ

How much crime is recorded in NE2 1AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Shieldfield & Quayside
Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
4,348 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE2 1AZ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE2 1AZ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
144
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NE2 1AZNational
Shoplifting66.78.4
Burglary29.89.1
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Public order6.74.6
Other theft6.24.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Robbery2.71.4
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 50% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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