Makaraka-Awapuni

Makaraka-Awapuni recorded 93 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 87.1 per 1,000 residents across about 1,068 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 Makaraka-Awapuni is 87.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 93 recorded offences across about 1,068 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 Makaraka-Awapuni is theft, with 53 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 57% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (26).

Recorded offences in Makaraka-Awapuni have fallen 51.7% 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.

Makaraka-Awapuni ranks 2 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 Makaraka-Awapuni only with other suburbs in Gisborne Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Makaraka-Awapuni, 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.