College Hill

College Hill recorded 31 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 58.1 per 1,000 residents across about 534 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 College Hill is 58.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 31 recorded offences across about 534 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 College Hill is theft, with 17 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 55% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is sexual offences (9).

Recorded offences in College Hill have fallen 33.3% 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.

College Hill ranks 152 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 College Hill only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for College Hill, 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.