Brightwater

Brightwater recorded 30 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 13.3 per 1,000 residents across about 2,259 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 Brightwater is 13.3 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 30 recorded offences across about 2,259 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 Brightwater is burglary, with 12 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 40% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (11).

Recorded offences in Brightwater have risen 14.3% 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.

Brightwater ranks 17 of 36 suburbs in Tasman Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Brightwater only with other suburbs in Tasman Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Brightwater, Tasman 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.