Rosa Birch Park

Rosa Birch Park recorded 133 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 65.6 per 1,000 residents across about 2,028 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 Rosa Birch Park is 65.6 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 133 recorded offences across about 2,028 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 Rosa Birch Park is theft, with 111 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 83% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (13).

Recorded offences in Rosa Birch Park have risen 7.1% 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.

Rosa Birch Park ranks 131 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 Rosa Birch Park only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Rosa Birch Park, 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.