Whale Bay

Whale Bay recorded 50 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 48.9 per 1,000 residents across about 1,023 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 Whale Bay is 48.9 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 50 recorded offences across about 1,023 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 Whale Bay is theft, with 22 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 44% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (18).

Recorded offences in Whale Bay have fallen 80.0% 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.

Whale Bay ranks 84 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 Whale Bay only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Whale Bay, 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.