Newbury

Palmerston North City•Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Last updated: 25 September 2025 at 3:38 pm

Safety Score

0

Crime Rate per 1000

25.4

(Population: 1929)

Total Crimes (12m)

49

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#70 / 90

(bottom 22%)

3 Month Trend Change

-16.7%

Newbury Overview

Start

End

2024-07 → 2025-06

Crime Count

No data

0

20

50

100

Assault

Sexual offences

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences were theft (46%), burglary (36%), and assault (17%).

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Newbury is 25.4018 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 70 within Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Oct 2021, Feb 2022, Oct 2022.

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