Sandringham Central

Sandringham Central recorded 35 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 15.4 per 1,000 residents across about 2,271 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 Sandringham Central is 15.4 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 35 recorded offences across about 2,271 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 Sandringham Central is theft, with 22 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 63% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (7).

Recorded offences in Sandringham Central have fallen 25.0% 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.

Sandringham Central ranks 452 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 Sandringham Central only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Sandringham 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.