Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kells Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kells Lane (NE9 5HT) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kells Lane (NE9 5HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elder Grove, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hutton Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kells Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hutton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elder Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowrey'S Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denewell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engine Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmund Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edmund Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmund Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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