East Cape

East Cape recorded 39 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 26.8 per 1,000 residents across about 1,455 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 East Cape is 26.8 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 39 recorded offences across about 1,455 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 East Cape is burglary, with 21 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 54% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (12).

Recorded offences in East Cape have fallen 11.1% 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.

East Cape ranks 20 of 29 suburbs in Gisborne Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares East Cape only with other suburbs in Gisborne Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for East Cape, Gisborne 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.