Te Kūiti West

Te Kūiti West recorded 166 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 63.7 per 1,000 residents across about 2,607 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 Kūiti West is 63.7 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 166 recorded offences across about 2,607 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 Kūiti West is theft, with 89 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 54% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (60).

Recorded offences in Te Kūiti West have risen 16.7% 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 Kūiti West ranks 49 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 Kūiti West only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Te Kūiti West, Waitomo 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.