Te Kauwhata West

Te Kauwhata West recorded 15 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 12.8 per 1,000 residents across about 1,176 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 Kauwhata West is 12.8 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 15 recorded offences across about 1,176 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 Kauwhata West is burglary, with 8 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 53% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (6).

Recorded offences in Te Kauwhata West have risen 50.0% 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.

Te Kauwhata West ranks 232 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 Kauwhata West only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Te Kauwhata West, 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.