Mount Roskill Central North

Mount Roskill Central North recorded 117 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 38.0 per 1,000 residents across about 3,078 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 Mount Roskill Central North is 38.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 117 recorded offences across about 3,078 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 Mount Roskill Central North is burglary, with 45 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 38% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (45).

Recorded offences in Mount Roskill Central North have risen 6.5% 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.

Mount Roskill Central North ranks 226 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 Mount Roskill Central North only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Mount Roskill Central 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.