Pōkeno North

Pōkeno North recorded 150 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 45.2 per 1,000 residents across about 3,318 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 Pōkeno North is 45.2 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 150 recorded offences across about 3,318 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 Pōkeno North is theft, with 104 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 69% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (29).

Recorded offences in Pōkeno North have risen 22.2% 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.

Pōkeno North ranks 92 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 Pōkeno North only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Pōkeno North, Waikato 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.