Royal Heights South

Royal Heights South recorded 145 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 38.7 per 1,000 residents across about 3,750 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 Royal Heights South is 38.7 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 145 recorded offences across about 3,750 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 Royal Heights South is theft, with 75 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 52% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (41).

Recorded offences in Royal Heights South 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.

Royal Heights South ranks 220 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 Royal Heights South only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Royal Heights South, 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.