Aorere South West

Aorere South West recorded 123 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 46.5 per 1,000 residents across about 2,646 residents. These are offences recorded by New Zealand Police, which reflect what was reported and recorded rather than all crime that occurred.

The crime rate in Aorere South West is 46.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 123 recorded offences across about 2,646 residents. A rate counts offences against a suburb's resident population, so town centres and commercial areas can show high rates because offences there involve people who do not live there.

The most common offence category in Aorere South West is theft, with 60 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 49% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (40).

Recorded offences in Aorere South West have risen 34.8% over the most recent three-month period compared with the previous three months. This is a three-month comparison, not a year-on-year one, and short windows move around a lot in small areas.

Aorere South West ranks 183 of 633 suburbs in Auckland by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Aorere South West only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Aorere South West, Auckland come from New Zealand Police recorded victimisation data, published through police.govt.nz, and are grouped to Stats NZ Statistical Area 2 (SA2) boundaries. They count offences recorded by Police, so they reflect reporting and recording practice as well as underlying offending.