Donnelly Park

Donnelly Park recorded 37 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 28.3 per 1,000 residents across about 1,308 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 Donnelly Park is 28.3 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 37 recorded offences across about 1,308 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 Donnelly Park is theft, with 17 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 46% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (8).

Recorded offences in Donnelly Park have risen 11.1% 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.

Donnelly Park ranks 84 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 Donnelly Park only with other suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Donnelly Park, Horowhenua 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.