Abbey Caves-Glenbervie

Abbey Caves-Glenbervie recorded 20 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 14.2 per 1,000 residents across about 1,413 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 Abbey Caves-Glenbervie is 14.2 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 20 recorded offences across about 1,413 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 Abbey Caves-Glenbervie is theft, with 11 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 55% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (7).

Recorded offences in Abbey Caves-Glenbervie have risen 133.3% 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.

Abbey Caves-Glenbervie ranks 89 of 106 suburbs in Northland Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Abbey Caves-Glenbervie only with other suburbs in Northland Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Abbey Caves-Glenbervie, Whangarei 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.