Bethlehem South

Bethlehem South recorded 66 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 59.6 per 1,000 residents across about 1,107 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 Bethlehem South is 59.6 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 66 recorded offences across about 1,107 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 Bethlehem South is theft, with 51 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 77% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (11).

Recorded offences in Bethlehem South have stayed level 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.

Bethlehem South ranks 37 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 Bethlehem South only with other suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Bethlehem 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.