Wade Heads-Arkles Bay

Wade Heads-Arkles Bay recorded 14 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 7.1 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 Wade Heads-Arkles Bay is 7.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 14 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 Wade Heads-Arkles Bay is theft, with 9 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 64% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (4).

Recorded offences in Wade Heads-Arkles Bay have fallen 20.0% 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.

Wade Heads-Arkles Bay ranks 568 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 Wade Heads-Arkles Bay only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Wade Heads-Arkles Bay, 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.