Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kelvin Grove area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelvin Grove (NE8 4QN) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Low Fell average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelvin Grove (NE8 4QN), the main crime hotspot is near Trevethick Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kelvin Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rawling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevethick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huxley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawling Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hydepark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hydepark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners-Lee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevethick Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Liddell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Public order Saltwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saltwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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