Hobson Ridge North

Hobson Ridge North recorded 1,835 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 796.4 per 1,000 residents across about 2,304 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 Hobson Ridge North is 796.4 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 1,835 recorded offences across about 2,304 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 Hobson Ridge North is theft, with 1,353 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 74% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (275).

Recorded offences in Hobson Ridge North have risen 55.9% 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.

Hobson Ridge North ranks 16 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 Hobson Ridge North only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Hobson Ridge 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.