Kumeū Rural West

Kumeū Rural West recorded 34 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 20.7 per 1,000 residents across about 1,641 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 Kumeū Rural West is 20.7 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 34 recorded offences across about 1,641 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 Kumeū Rural West is burglary, with 17 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 50% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (13).

Recorded offences in Kumeū Rural West have fallen 30.0% 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.

Kumeū Rural West ranks 384 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 Kumeū Rural West only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Kumeū Rural 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.