Stanley Park

Stanley Park recorded 100 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 43.1 per 1,000 residents across about 2,319 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 Stanley Park is 43.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 100 recorded offences across about 2,319 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 Stanley Park is burglary, with 44 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 44% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (26).

Recorded offences in Stanley Park have fallen 26.7% 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.

Stanley Park ranks 93 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 Stanley Park only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Stanley Park, South 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.