Royal Oak (Palmerston North City)

Royal Oak (Palmerston North City) recorded 40 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 14.4 per 1,000 residents across about 2,787 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 Royal Oak (Palmerston North City) is 14.4 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 40 recorded offences across about 2,787 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 Royal Oak (Palmerston North City) is theft, with 25 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 63% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (13).

Recorded offences in Royal Oak (Palmerston North City) have risen 77.8% 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.

Royal Oak (Palmerston North City) ranks 130 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 Royal Oak (Palmerston North City) only with other suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Royal Oak (Palmerston North City), Palmerston North 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.