Pukekohe North West

Pukekohe North West recorded 122 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 41.5 per 1,000 residents across about 2,937 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 Pukekohe North West is 41.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 122 recorded offences across about 2,937 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 Pukekohe North West is burglary, with 62 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 51% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (41).

Recorded offences in Pukekohe North West have stayed level 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.

Pukekohe North West ranks 205 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 Pukekohe North West only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Pukekohe North 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.