Cambridge Central

Cambridge Central recorded 379 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 389.9 per 1,000 residents across about 972 residents. Few people live in Cambridge Central compared with the number who visit or work there, so crime per resident is high and is not a fair guide to the risk for someone living here. Compare the number of offences instead. 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 Cambridge Central is 389.9 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 379 recorded offences across about 972 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 Cambridge Central is theft, with 328 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 87% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (26).

Recorded offences in Cambridge Central have risen 2.6% 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.

Cambridge Central ranks 10 of 258 suburbs in Waikato Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Cambridge Central only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Cambridge Central, Waipa 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.