Crime Rates at Kells Lane, Gateshead, NE9 5HS

Kells Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 83rd lowest 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 Kells Lane (NE9 5HS) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

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 ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kells Lane (NE9 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elder Grove, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edmund Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.