Mountview

Mountview recorded 52 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 18.3 per 1,000 residents across about 2,841 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 Mountview is 18.3 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 52 recorded offences across about 2,841 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 Mountview is theft, with 29 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 56% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (15).

Recorded offences in Mountview have risen 88.9% 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.

Mountview ranks 186 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 Mountview only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Mountview, Taupo 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.