Cape Runaway

Cape Runaway recorded 77 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 41.1 per 1,000 residents across about 1,872 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 Cape Runaway is 41.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 77 recorded offences across about 1,872 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 Cape Runaway is burglary, with 40 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 52% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (22).

Recorded offences in Cape Runaway have fallen 10.5% 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.

Cape Runaway ranks 57 of 157 suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Cape Runaway only with other suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Cape Runaway, Ōpōtiki District 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.