Dingwall

Dingwall recorded 322 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 116.2 per 1,000 residents across about 2,772 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 Dingwall is 116.2 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 322 recorded offences across about 2,772 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 Dingwall is theft, with 271 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 84% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (36).

Recorded offences in Dingwall have fallen 38.2% 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.

Dingwall ranks 84 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 Dingwall only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Dingwall, 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.