Te Awamutu North

Te Awamutu North recorded 27 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 23.4 per 1,000 residents across about 1,155 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 Te Awamutu North is 23.4 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 27 recorded offences across about 1,155 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 Te Awamutu North is theft, with 13 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 48% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (9).

Recorded offences in Te Awamutu North have risen 33.3% 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.

Te Awamutu North ranks 167 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 Te Awamutu North only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Te Awamutu North, Waipa 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.