Crime in Riverside and West Shields: 435 offences recorded in July 2026

435 crimes were recorded in and around Riverside and West Shields in July 2026, according to figures published by Northumbria Police. That is up by 17 on the 418 recorded the month before.

The most common reports were:

Shoplifting: 113 reports (26% of the total) Violent crime: 113 reports (26% of the total) Anti social behaviour: 70 reports (16% of the total) Criminal damage arson: 32 reports (7% of the total) Public order: 25 reports (6% of the total)

Figures cover crimes recorded within roughly a mile of the neighbourhood centre and are published about two months in arrears. Police record a crime at the nearest anonymised map point rather than an exact address, so street-level counts are approximate.

Source: data.police.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.