Palmerston North Central

Palmerston North Central recorded 2,666 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 2,539.1 per 1,000 residents across about 1,050 residents. Few people live in Palmerston North Central compared with the number who visit or work there, so crime per resident is high and is not a fair guide to the risk for someone living here. Compare the number of offences instead. 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 Palmerston North Central is 2,539.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 2,666 recorded offences across about 1,050 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 Palmerston North Central is theft, with 2,120 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 80% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (298).

Recorded offences in Palmerston North Central have fallen 10.9% 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.

Palmerston North Central ranks 1 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 Palmerston North Central only with other suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Palmerston North Central, 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.