Waipukurau West

Waipukurau West recorded 138 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 50.7 per 1,000 residents across about 2,721 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 Waipukurau West is 50.7 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 138 recorded offences across about 2,721 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 Waipukurau West is theft, with 86 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 62% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (25).

Recorded offences in Waipukurau West have risen 20.0% 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.

Waipukurau West ranks 24 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 Waipukurau West only with other suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Waipukurau West, Central Hawke's Bay 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.