Mercury Bay South

Mercury Bay South recorded 27 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 19.1 per 1,000 residents across about 1,416 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 Mercury Bay South is 19.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 27 recorded offences across about 1,416 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 Mercury Bay South is burglary, with 14 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 52% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (7).

Recorded offences in Mercury Bay South have fallen 71.4% 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.

Mercury Bay South ranks 197 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 Mercury Bay South only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Mercury Bay South, Thames-Coromandel 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.