Lake Hāwea

Lake Hāwea recorded 34 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 17.1 per 1,000 residents across about 1,986 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 Lake Hāwea is 17.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 34 recorded offences across about 1,986 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 Lake Hāwea is burglary, with 15 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 44% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (15).

Recorded offences in Lake Hāwea have fallen 45.5% 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.

Lake Hāwea ranks 60 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 Lake Hāwea only with other suburbs in Otago Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Lake Hāwea, Queenstown-Lakes 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.