Tamatea East

Tamatea East recorded 53 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 29.7 per 1,000 residents across about 1,785 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 Tamatea East is 29.7 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 53 recorded offences across about 1,785 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 Tamatea East is burglary, with 19 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 36% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (18).

Recorded offences in Tamatea East have risen 54.5% 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.

Tamatea East ranks 46 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 Tamatea East only with other suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Tamatea East, 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.