Normanby (South Taranaki District)

Normanby (South Taranaki District) recorded 25 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 23.9 per 1,000 residents across about 1,044 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 Normanby (South Taranaki District) is 23.9 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 25 recorded offences across about 1,044 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 Normanby (South Taranaki District) is burglary, with 10 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 40% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (7).

Recorded offences in Normanby (South Taranaki District) have fallen 62.5% 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.

Normanby (South Taranaki District) ranks 27 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 Normanby (South Taranaki District) only with other suburbs in Taranaki Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Normanby (South Taranaki District), 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.