Tikipunga South

Tikipunga South recorded 70 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 18.5 per 1,000 residents across about 3,774 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 Tikipunga South is 18.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 70 recorded offences across about 3,774 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 Tikipunga South is burglary, with 33 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 47% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (25).

Recorded offences in Tikipunga South have fallen 22.2% 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.

Tikipunga South ranks 79 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 Tikipunga South only with other suburbs in Northland Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Tikipunga South, 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.