Westmere North

Westmere North recorded 39 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 17.0 per 1,000 residents across about 2,295 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 Westmere North is 17.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 39 recorded offences across about 2,295 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 Westmere North is theft, with 23 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 59% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (10).

Recorded offences in Westmere North have risen 62.5% 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.

Westmere North ranks 431 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 Westmere North only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Westmere North, 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.