Forrest Hill West

Forrest Hill West recorded 63 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 15.6 per 1,000 residents across about 4,035 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 Forrest Hill West is 15.6 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 63 recorded offences across about 4,035 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 Forrest Hill West is burglary, with 29 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 46% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (28).

Recorded offences in Forrest Hill West have fallen 42.1% 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.

Forrest Hill West ranks 448 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 Forrest Hill West only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Forrest Hill 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.