Total Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 10.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wilsons Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Wilsons Lane (NE9 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% lower than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilsons Lane (NE9 5EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elder Grove, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durham Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilsons Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Elder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kellfield Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Elder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elder Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Elder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stratford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Durham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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