McJorrow Park

McJorrow Park recorded 63 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 34.9 per 1,000 residents across about 1,803 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 McJorrow Park is 34.9 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 63 recorded offences across about 1,803 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 McJorrow Park is assault, with 27 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 43% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (21).

Recorded offences in McJorrow Park have fallen 25.0% 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.

McJorrow Park ranks 80 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 McJorrow Park only with other suburbs in Wellington Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for McJorrow Park, 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.