Northumbria Police

Crime in Riverside and West Shields

Street-level crime statistics for Riverside and West Shields based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 8,387 crimes in last 12 months

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

8,387 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓6.3% vs Previous 12 Months

9/100 Safety Score

30.9% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 8,387 total crimes recorded in Riverside and West Shields

Violent Crime

2,747

Anti-Social Behaviour

1,449

↓24%

Shoplifting

1,178

↑7%

Criminal Damage & Arson

768

↓12%

Public Order

596

↓11%

Other Theft

411

Burglary

302

Other Crime

256

↑20%

Vehicle Crime

217

↓21%

Drugs

200

Possession of Weapons

103

↑11%

Robbery

↑42%

Bicycle Theft

↓40%

Theft from Person

↓14%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Riverside and West Shields

835

02/23

920

03/23

862

04/23

860

05/23

878

06/23

825

07/23

801

08/23

818

09/23

818

10/23

719

11/23

713

12/23

682

01/24

705

02/24

811

03/24

826

04/24

780

05/24

807

06/24

772

07/24

765

08/24

776

09/24

746

10/24

697

11/24

606

12/24

659

01/25

647

02/25

799

03/25

736

04/25

819

05/25

725

06/25

796

07/25

903

08/25

705

09/25

745

10/25

681

11/25

608

12/25

223

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Riverside and West Shields (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Riverside and West Shields

January 2026 223 crimes December 2025 608 crimes November 2025 681 crimes October 2025 745 crimes September 2025 705 crimes August 2025 903 crimes July 2025 796 crimes June 2025 725 crimes May 2025 819 crimes April 2025 736 crimes March 2025 799 crimes February 2025 647 crimes January 2025 659 crimes December 2024 606 crimes November 2024 697 crimes October 2024 746 crimes September 2024 776 crimes August 2024 765 crimes July 2024 772 crimes June 2024 807 crimes May 2024 780 crimes April 2024 826 crimes March 2024 811 crimes February 2024 705 crimes January 2024 682 crimes December 2023 713 crimes November 2023 719 crimes October 2023 818 crimes September 2023 818 crimes August 2023 801 crimes July 2023 825 crimes June 2023 878 crimes May 2023 860 crimes April 2023 862 crimes March 2023 920 crimes February 2023 835 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.