Daelyn

Daelyn recorded 25 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 19.0 per 1,000 residents across about 1,317 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 Daelyn is 19.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 25 recorded offences across about 1,317 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 Daelyn is theft, with 10 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 40% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (7).

Recorded offences in Daelyn have risen 66.7% 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.

Daelyn ranks 13 of 28 suburbs in Nelson Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Daelyn only with other suburbs in Nelson Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Daelyn, Nelson City 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.