Crime Rates at Kells Lane, Gateshead, NE9 5HX

Kells Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 273rd 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 5HX) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kells Lane (NE9 5HX), 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.