Goodfellow Park

Goodfellow Park recorded 77 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 43.0 per 1,000 residents across about 1,791 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 Goodfellow Park is 43.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 77 recorded offences across about 1,791 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 Goodfellow Park is burglary, with 30 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 39% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (24).

Recorded offences in Goodfellow Park have risen 108.3% 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.

Goodfellow Park ranks 96 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 Goodfellow Park only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Goodfellow Park, 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.