Whitianga South

Whitianga South recorded 76 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 23.7 per 1,000 residents across about 3,213 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 Whitianga South is 23.7 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 76 recorded offences across about 3,213 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 Whitianga South is theft, with 38 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 50% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (30).

Recorded offences in Whitianga South have fallen 5.3% 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.

Whitianga South ranks 163 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 Whitianga South only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Whitianga South, Thames-Coromandel 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.