Cameron and Soldiers Park

Cameron and Soldiers Park recorded 88 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 39.9 per 1,000 residents across about 2,205 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 Cameron and Soldiers Park is 39.9 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 88 recorded offences across about 2,205 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 Cameron and Soldiers Park is burglary, with 35 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 40% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (30).

Recorded offences in Cameron and Soldiers Park have fallen 42.9% 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.

Cameron and Soldiers Park ranks 61 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 Cameron and Soldiers Park only with other suburbs in Wellington Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Cameron and Soldiers 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.