Nelson Central-Trafalgar

Nelson Central-Trafalgar recorded 545 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 848.9 per 1,000 residents across about 642 residents. Few people live in Nelson Central-Trafalgar 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 Nelson Central-Trafalgar is 848.9 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 545 recorded offences across about 642 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 Nelson Central-Trafalgar is theft, with 338 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 62% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (139).

Recorded offences in Nelson Central-Trafalgar have fallen 16.1% 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.

Nelson Central-Trafalgar ranks 2 of 28 suburbs in Nelson Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Nelson Central-Trafalgar only with other suburbs in Nelson Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Nelson Central-Trafalgar, Nelson 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.