Green Bay North

Green Bay North recorded 64 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 34.1 per 1,000 residents across about 1,878 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 Green Bay North is 34.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 64 recorded offences across about 1,878 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 Green Bay North is theft, with 29 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 45% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (19).

Recorded offences in Green Bay North have fallen 37.5% 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.

Green Bay North ranks 256 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 Green Bay North only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Green Bay North, 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.