Fraser Street

Fraser Street recorded 63 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 41.8 per 1,000 residents across about 1,506 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 Fraser Street is 41.8 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 63 recorded offences across about 1,506 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 Fraser Street is burglary, with 31 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 49% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (29).

Recorded offences in Fraser Street have risen 20.0% 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.

Fraser Street ranks 100 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 Fraser Street only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Fraser Street, 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.