Taradale Central

Taradale Central recorded 61 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 23.5 per 1,000 residents across about 2,601 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 Taradale Central is 23.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 61 recorded offences across about 2,601 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 Taradale Central is theft, with 44 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 72% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (9).

Recorded offences in Taradale Central have risen 5.0% 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.

Taradale Central ranks 55 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 Taradale Central only with other suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Taradale Central, 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.