Queen Street South West

Queen Street South West recorded 371 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 187.1 per 1,000 residents across about 1,983 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 Queen Street South West is 187.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 371 recorded offences across about 1,983 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 Queen Street South West is theft, with 184 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 50% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (134).

Recorded offences in Queen Street South West have fallen 11.9% 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.

Queen Street South West ranks 52 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 Queen Street South West only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Queen Street South 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.