Ahuriri

Ahuriri recorded 120 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 105.5 per 1,000 residents across about 1,137 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 Ahuriri is 105.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 120 recorded offences across about 1,137 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 Ahuriri is theft, with 61 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 51% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (34).

Recorded offences in Ahuriri have risen 6.7% 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.

Ahuriri ranks 9 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 Ahuriri only with other suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Ahuriri, 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.