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Crime rates in the suburbs

For a more complete appreciation of these statistics, it is advisable that comparisons should be made on the same basis (offences per 1000 population) with crime statistics for local South African suburbs.

The lowest rate of offences per 1000 population for those suburbs where most SA born people lived in Auckland were Waiake (7.14) and Rothesay Bay (29.69) with East Tamaki recording the highest rate at 271.8 offences per 1000 population.

In Wellington, the suburbs of Endeavour (17.57) and Churton (18.23) recorded the lowest rates of crime per 1000 population while Tawa Central had a rate of 115.31. For a more detailed list of types of offences by suburb, please follow the link provided in the table at the bottom of this page.

Table 9 - Crime Statistics for selected suburbs in Auckland and Wellington

Suburb	Area	City	Total South African population	Total population	Offences per 1000 population
Red Beach	Rodney District	Auckland	141	6315	53.85
Orewa	Rodney District	Auckland	225	7326	104.56
Awaruku	North Shore City	Auckland	549	3576	na
Glamorgan	North Shore City	Auckland	402	3255	na
Torbay	North Shore City	Auckland	360	4554	97.28
Waiake	North Shore City	Auckland	423	4203	7.14
Browns bay	North Shore City	Auckland	339	3978	169.43
Oaktree	North Shore City	Auckland	378	4491	na
Rothesay Bay	North Shore City	Auckland	297	5019	29.69
Murrays Bay	North Shore City	Auckland	273	4581	32.31
Mairangi Bay	North Shore City	Auckland	300	5277	40.55
Target Road	North Shore City	Auckland	228	6402	na
North Harbour East	North Shore City	Auckland	237	3696	na
Cockle Bay	Manukau City	Auckland	363	4776	50.67
Howick Central	Manukau City	Auckland	474	5760	125.17
Bucklands and Eastern Beaches	Manukau City	Auckland	282	5070	168.84
Murvale	Manukau City	Auckland	336	3912	na
Botany Downs	Manukau City	Auckland	414	4830	56.94
Maungamaungaroa	Manukau City	Auckland	279	4533	na
Millhouse	Manukau City	Auckland	339	5040	na
East Tamaki	Manukau City	Auckland	441	4518	271.8
Dannemora	Manukau City	Auckland	273	3969	38.8
Point View	Manukau City	Auckland	552	9030	na
Donegal Park	Manukau City	Auckland	279	5355	na
Endeavour	Porirua City	Wellington	87	3414	17.57
Discovery	Porirua City	Wellington	84	2817	45.79
Papakowhai	Porirua City	Wellington	42	2457	32.56
Pinehaven	Upper Hutt	Wellington	54	3141	28.97
Maungaraki	Lower Hutt	Wellington	66	3552	45.89
Belmont	Lower Hutt	Wellington	60	2571	55.62
Eastbourne	Lower Hutt	Wellington	54	4719	22.25
Tawa South	Wellington City	Wellington	78	3582	81.52
Tawa Central	Wellington City	Wellington	48	4284	115.31
Linden	Wellington City	Wellington	51	3813	na
Churton	Wellington City	Wellington	84	5979	18.23
Newlands North	Wellington City	Wellington	48	5166	24
Awarua	Wellington City	Wellington	54	3216	na

Source: Own calculations based on Police Statistics

Offences by suburb - more detailed statistics

More details, excel table.