Laird Park

Laird Park recorded 239 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 107.1 per 1,000 residents across about 2,232 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 Laird Park is 107.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 239 recorded offences across about 2,232 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 Laird Park is theft, with 166 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 69% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (48).

Recorded offences in Laird Park have fallen 34.1% 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.

Laird Park ranks 14 of 143 suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Laird Park only with other suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Laird Park, Whanganui 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.