Westmere South-Western Springs

Westmere South-Western Springs recorded 270 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 94.9 per 1,000 residents across about 2,844 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 South-Western Springs is 94.9 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 270 recorded offences across about 2,844 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 South-Western Springs is theft, with 210 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 78% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (37).

Recorded offences in Westmere South-Western Springs have risen 29.0% 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.

Westmere South-Western Springs ranks 97 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 South-Western Springs only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Westmere South-Western Springs, 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.