Normanby (Dunedin City)

Normanby (Dunedin City) recorded 27 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 19.2 per 1,000 residents across about 1,407 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 Normanby (Dunedin City) is 19.2 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 27 recorded offences across about 1,407 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 Normanby (Dunedin City) is theft, with 11 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 41% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (9).

Recorded offences in Normanby (Dunedin City) have fallen 25.0% 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.

Normanby (Dunedin City) ranks 52 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 Normanby (Dunedin City) only with other suburbs in Otago Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Normanby (Dunedin City), 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.