Kerikeri South

Kerikeri South recorded 317 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 113.1 per 1,000 residents across about 2,802 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 Kerikeri South is 113.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 317 recorded offences across about 2,802 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 Kerikeri South is theft, with 188 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 59% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (92).

Recorded offences in Kerikeri South have risen 11.0% 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.

Kerikeri South ranks 7 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 Kerikeri South only with other suburbs in Northland Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Kerikeri South, Far North 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.