Bledisloe Park

Bledisloe Park recorded 39 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 16.6 per 1,000 residents across about 2,355 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 Bledisloe Park is 16.6 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 39 recorded offences across about 2,355 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 Bledisloe Park is burglary, with 24 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 62% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (13).

Recorded offences in Bledisloe Park have fallen 26.7% 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.

Bledisloe Park ranks 71 of 94 suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Bledisloe Park only with other suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Bledisloe Park, Napier 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.