New data shows the areas hardest hit by burglaries are the most deprived parts of the country, and it is the people living there who are committing the crimes.

Explore: Use the new interactive map created by the Herald Insights team to explore how many burglaries occurred in your area.

The Prime Minister has revealed he once confronted an intruder: "I went downstairs and there was a burglar there. The wife sent me down to sort it out."

Burglars got away with an average of 164 burglaries a day in New Zealand last year.

Exclusive: As part of a week-long series the Herald looks at the most burgled residential neighbourhood in the country. See how your area compares.

Some police stations did not solve a single burglary last year.

Karl Howett was asleep upstairs when someone broke into his house, took his keys and stole his car.

Burglary victim Sue Braithwaite-Smith says she felt "violated" after someone burgled their home.