Matamata East

Matamata East recorded 121 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 52.0 per 1,000 residents across about 2,328 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 Matamata East is 52.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 121 recorded offences across about 2,328 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 Matamata East is theft, with 59 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 49% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (49).

Recorded offences in Matamata East have fallen 55.3% 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.

Matamata East ranks 77 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 Matamata East only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Matamata East, Matamata-Piako 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.