Lake Manuwai-Kapiro

Lake Manuwai-Kapiro recorded 23 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 10.0 per 1,000 residents across about 2,307 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 Lake Manuwai-Kapiro is 10.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 23 recorded offences across about 2,307 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 Lake Manuwai-Kapiro is burglary, with 13 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 57% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (10).

Recorded offences in Lake Manuwai-Kapiro have fallen 70.0% 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.

Lake Manuwai-Kapiro ranks 92 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 Lake Manuwai-Kapiro only with other suburbs in Northland Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Lake Manuwai-Kapiro, 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.