Westgate South

Westgate South recorded 978 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 349.4 per 1,000 residents across about 2,799 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 Westgate South is 349.4 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 978 recorded offences across about 2,799 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 Westgate South is theft, with 895 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 92% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (38).

Recorded offences in Westgate South have fallen 18.6% 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.

Westgate South ranks 32 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 Westgate South only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Westgate 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.