Cannons Creek North

Cannons Creek North recorded 242 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 70.5 per 1,000 residents across about 3,432 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 Cannons Creek North is 70.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 242 recorded offences across about 3,432 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 Cannons Creek North is burglary, with 132 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 55% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (72).

Recorded offences in Cannons Creek North have fallen 12.9% 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.

Cannons Creek North ranks 36 of 232 suburbs in Wellington Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Cannons Creek North only with other suburbs in Wellington Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Cannons Creek North, Porirua 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.