Chapel Downs

Chapel Downs recorded 108 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 33.2 per 1,000 residents across about 3,249 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 Chapel Downs is 33.2 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 108 recorded offences across about 3,249 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 Chapel Downs is theft, with 72 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 67% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (24).

Recorded offences in Chapel Downs have risen 100.0% 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.

Chapel Downs ranks 267 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 Chapel Downs only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Chapel Downs, 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.