Elgin

Elgin recorded 78 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 28.4 per 1,000 residents across about 2,745 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 Elgin is 28.4 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 78 recorded offences across about 2,745 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 Elgin is theft, with 36 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 46% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (20).

Recorded offences in Elgin have risen 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.

Elgin ranks 19 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 Elgin only with other suburbs in Gisborne Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Elgin, 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.