East Taieri

East Taieri recorded 58 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 23.9 per 1,000 residents across about 2,427 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 East Taieri is 23.9 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 58 recorded offences across about 2,427 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 East Taieri is theft, with 52 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 90% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (3).

Recorded offences in East Taieri have risen 200.0% 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.

East Taieri ranks 38 of 138 suburbs in Otago Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares East Taieri only with other suburbs in Otago Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for East Taieri, Dunedin 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.