Greenlane North

Greenlane North recorded 447 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 222.1 per 1,000 residents across about 2,013 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 Greenlane North is 222.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 447 recorded offences across about 2,013 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 Greenlane North is theft, with 404 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 90% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (23).

Recorded offences in Greenlane North have fallen 28.4% 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.

Greenlane North ranks 43 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 Greenlane North only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Greenlane 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.