Flagstaff South

Flagstaff South recorded 0 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 0.0 per 1,000 residents across about 3,471 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 Flagstaff South is 0.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 0 recorded offences across about 3,471 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.

Recorded offences in Flagstaff South have stayed level 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.

Flagstaff South ranks 248 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 Flagstaff South only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Flagstaff South, Hamilton City 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.