Ōtāhuhu Central

Ōtāhuhu Central recorded 365 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 312.0 per 1,000 residents across about 1,170 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 Ōtāhuhu Central is 312.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 365 recorded offences across about 1,170 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 Ōtāhuhu Central is theft, with 211 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 58% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (76).

Recorded offences in Ōtāhuhu Central have fallen 1.0% 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.

Ōtāhuhu Central ranks 35 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 Ōtāhuhu Central only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Ōtāhuhu Central, 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.