Maungataniwha-Raupunga

Maungataniwha-Raupunga recorded 42 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 36.6 per 1,000 residents across about 1,146 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 Maungataniwha-Raupunga is 36.6 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 42 recorded offences across about 1,146 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 Maungataniwha-Raupunga is burglary, with 20 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 48% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (17).

Recorded offences in Maungataniwha-Raupunga have fallen 36.4% 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.

Maungataniwha-Raupunga ranks 38 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 Maungataniwha-Raupunga only with other suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Maungataniwha-Raupunga, Wairoa 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.