Ngapara

Waitaki District•Otago Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

90

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

7.5

(Population: 1743)

Total Crimes (12m)

13

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#99 / 138

(bottom 28%)

3 Month Trend Change

0%

Safety Score

Ngapara Overview

Crime Count

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Most common offences by count were burglary (50.0%), theft (40.0%), and assault (10.0%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Ngapara is 7.45841 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 99 within Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Apr 2022, Oct 2022, Dec 2022.

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Crime activity peaked in April, October, and December 2022.

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