Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kentmere area has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 270th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kentmere (NE37 1UT) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentmere (NE37 1UT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kentmere area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Boystones Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kentmere —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownriggs Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elterwater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elterwater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elterwater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elterwater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttermere —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arklecrag Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Loweswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosegill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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