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Safety, air quality and noise in Papatoetoe South West, East Auckland / Howick
Area scores as of 2026-08-01. Scores are area-level medians; individual properties vary.
Safety — higher is safer
Papatoetoe South West scores 83 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.
Measured figure: 381.5 offences per 10,000 residents.
Safety uses 381.5 offences per 10,000 residents for the surrounding NZ Police area unit, from NZ Police recorded crime, 2025.
Clean air — higher is cleaner
Papatoetoe South West scores 85 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.
Measured figure: 6.4 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.
Clean air uses 6.4 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5, an annual mean modelled at the area centroid from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.
Quiet — higher is quieter
Papatoetoe South West scores 36 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.
Measured figure: 65.4 decibels (modelled).
Quiet uses 65.4 decibels of modelled outdoor sound, a day-evening-night level at the area centroid from SpotCheck's traffic, railway and aircraft noise models, where a lower reading means a quieter area.
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