Masterton Central

Masterton Central recorded 607 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 977.5 per 1,000 residents across about 621 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 Masterton Central is 977.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 607 recorded offences across about 621 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 Masterton Central is theft, with 472 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 78% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (66).

Recorded offences in Masterton Central have fallen 22.7% 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.

Masterton Central ranks 6 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 Masterton Central only with other suburbs in Wellington Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Masterton Central, Masterton 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.