Greerton South

Greerton South recorded 245 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 374.6 per 1,000 residents across about 654 residents. Few people live in Greerton South compared with the number who visit or work there, so crime per resident is high and is not a fair guide to the risk for someone living here. Compare the number of offences instead. 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 Greerton South is 374.6 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 245 recorded offences across about 654 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 Greerton South is theft, with 196 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 80% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (37).

Recorded offences in Greerton South have fallen 3.2% 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.

Greerton South ranks 8 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 Greerton South only with other suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Greerton South, Tauranga City 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.