Crime Rates at The Open, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4DB

The Open area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

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 The Open (NE1 4DB) in the last 12 months was 579.0 per 1,000 residents and was 485.0% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 196.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Open (NE1 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 780 crimes here, including 239 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.