Twyford

Twyford recorded 55 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 71.9 per 1,000 residents across about 765 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 Twyford is 71.9 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 55 recorded offences across about 765 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 Twyford is burglary, with 22 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 40% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (18).

Recorded offences in Twyford have risen 8.3% 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.

Twyford ranks 16 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 Twyford only with other suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Twyford, Hastings 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.