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Browns Bay Crime Statistics

Auckland · 1.66 km2 · 1.3Kreported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Jan 2026

The figures below are aggregates derived from public victimisation data and are comparative against the NZ Area-Unit average — not an official assessment of any place, business, or person. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy. Read our methodology & terms and privacy notice.

Vs national avg
1.9×
Monthly avg
26.0
Total (4 yrs)
1.3K

// Summary

Browns Bay is an Area Unit in Auckland covering 1.66 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 1.3K reported victimisations here — an average of 26.0 per month, which is 1.9× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Browns Bay is theft (938 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 79.6% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $7.7M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Browns Bay.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land3.4%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.2.6%
  • Retail N.E.C.2.4%
  • Other Location N.F.D.0.7%
  • Residential Location N.F.D.0.7%

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