Crime Rates at Kells Lane, Gateshead, NE9 5JA

Kells Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 344th lowest crime rate of 693 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 5JA) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Chowdene average (110.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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