Ormiston North

Ormiston North recorded 8 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 3.8 per 1,000 residents across about 2,085 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 Ormiston North is 3.8 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 8 recorded offences across about 2,085 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 Ormiston North is theft, with 3 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 38% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (2).

Recorded offences in Ormiston North have risen 33.3% 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.

Ormiston North ranks 598 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 Ormiston North only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Ormiston 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.