Hāwera Central

Hāwera Central recorded 335 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 126.5 per 1,000 residents across about 2,649 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 Hāwera Central is 126.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 335 recorded offences across about 2,649 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 Hāwera Central is theft, with 244 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 73% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (47).

Recorded offences in Hāwera Central have risen 7.6% 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.

Hāwera Central ranks 4 of 66 suburbs in Taranaki Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Hāwera Central only with other suburbs in Taranaki Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Hāwera Central, South Taranaki 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.