Hamilton Central

Hamilton Central recorded 1,503 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 2,650.8 per 1,000 residents across about 567 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 Hamilton Central is 2,650.8 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 1,503 recorded offences across about 567 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 Hamilton Central is theft, with 1,141 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 76% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (255).

Recorded offences in Hamilton Central have fallen 6.6% 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.

Hamilton Central ranks 3 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 Hamilton Central only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Hamilton Central, Hamilton City 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.