Low Fell West
Middle areaEast Gateshead. 6,324 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 82% of people in Low Fell West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Low Fell West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Low Fell West at a rate of 53.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 84 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 67 |
| Other crime | 52 |
| Shoplifting | 40 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Low Fell West compares
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Is Low Fell West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Low Fell West at a rate of 53.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Low Fell West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (84), anti-social behaviour (67) and other crime (52).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Gateshead
These figures are published for the whole of Gateshead, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gateshead and not Low Fell West alone. See Gateshead
Low Fell West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Low Fell West was £240,000 in 2025.
Low Fell West had 6,236 usual residents at the census.
About 82% of people in Low Fell West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Low Fell West, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.