"Victims' trust and confidence in reporting such matters has enabled police to respond and hold offenders to account. Police continue to support victims who report such incidents as it is a brave way to stop repeat victimisation by these offenders."
Wairarapa police also had a "strong focus" on disrupting the drug trade.
"Police recognise the impact drugs and associated crime have on vulnerable people and victims.
"Wairarapa police recently held an operation focusing on drug offending which resulted in the seizure of 620 plants."
Burglary and theft had always been a priority for police, but the random nature of such crimes made them difficult to target, he said.
Overall crime was down nationwide, but the good result was marred by increases in reported sexual and harassment offences.
Nationally, recorded crime dropped 3.2 per cent in the year to June 30 - or 4.1 per cent when adjusted to population growth.
Homicide fell 16.7 per cent, public order offences dropped 25.5 per cent and drug offences were down 10 per cent.
However, abduction and harassment rose 13 per cent over the year, burglary and breaking and entering crept up 0.8 per cent, as did sexual assault, which was up 0.4 per cent.
Assistant Commissioner Grant Nicholls said police were "concerned" about the rise in sexual, and abduction and harassment offences.
"Our focus remains on directing resources towards the offences that cause the most harm to our communities," Mr Nicholls said.
However, the overall results continued a "positive trend" in crime reduction.
"Since the 2008/2009 fiscal year, we have seen a 20 per cent drop in recorded criminal offences.
"In real terms, this means there are far fewer victims of crime than there were five years ago," Mr Nicholls said.
