Hello from the Newmarket Community Policing Team. We are at 14 Teed Street, Newmarket and our Public Counter is open Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 15:00. 

One of the major public concerns recently has been the increase in Ram Raid style burglaries. Some stores in Newmarket have been affected by this type of offending. Police are investigating these crimes and are taking action where the evidence is available. Several offenders have been arrested from some of these incidents, and there have been occasions where attempts have been foiled thanks to the assistance of some of the security partners in the area. Not all crimes will leave behind enough evidence for Police to take further action and it is for this reason that we always advocate prevention as the best approach.

There are solutions that will reduce the risk of being targeted by criminals, often combining physical and visual deterrents. Examples of this include bollards, rollers doors and products that increase the durability of glass. Police are unable to recommend specific suppliers or products, however Retail New Zealand recommends https://www.vanguardgroup.co.nz/ . To assist with crime prevention the government has recently announced $6 million funding. 

A core principle of crime prevention is maintenance. This involves maintaining the physical environment so that it is attractive and promotes a positive image. An environment that is not well maintained can impact on public fear of crime as well as the actual occurrence rate of crime as people are less likely to want to use the area. This is something that the Newmarket area is generally very good at, however with the increase of vacant properties as a result of the post-pandemic environment, this is an area that requires vigilance. It requires all our efforts to keep the area free of rubbish, graffiti and vandalism. When an area appears as if no people care about it, offenders may believe their crime will go unnoticed.

Over the past months the Newmarket area has featured as a hot spot in our patrols, resulting in increased police presence. The good news is this has had some preventative effect and one of the emerging problems is residential burglaries in the surrounding suburbs. It is with this in mind we encourage you all to think about the security at your own homes, taking the time to visit the Police website https://police.govt.nz and having a look at our security checklists. We recommend you become involved with Neighbourhood Support https://www.neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz/ and if you have any security cameras at your home to consider registering them with Community Cam, https://communitycam.co.nz/ This tool significantly improves the efficiency with which we can gather evidence about crimes in a neighbourhood.

I would also like to remind everyone not to leave any valuable items or bags in your vehicles when parking. Even just a few small coins or a visible phone charger could be enough to entice an opportunist to see what else they might find. This is particularly important if you are parking in areas that are not overtly public facing, where an offender might have some time to remain in an area unseen, such as some of the larger carparking buildings.

As always, please report crime through either 111, 105 or one of our public counters.

• 111 should be used in an emergency where a crime is happening now or someone is in danger.
• 105 is for when a crime has already happened and you wish to report it to Police.

If you would like to contact our station directly you can also email us at CPT.Newmarket@Police.govt.nz please note that this can’t be a replacement for reporting crime as the mechanisms of 111 and 105 use resources and squads who are not based at our station.

Shoplifting Statistics Auckland

Amongst the shoplifting data is a strong trend towards supermarkets with 130 of the 280 Newmarket shoplifting offences.