Papakura Central

Papakura Central recorded 1,415 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 387.6 per 1,000 residents across about 3,651 residents. Few people live in Papakura Central compared with the number who visit or work there, so crime per resident is high and is not a fair guide to the risk for someone living here. Compare the number of offences instead. 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 Papakura Central is 387.6 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 1,415 recorded offences across about 3,651 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 Papakura Central is theft, with 1,101 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 78% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (162).

Recorded offences in Papakura Central have risen 14.1% 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.

Papakura Central ranks 32 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 Papakura Central only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Papakura 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.