Oamaru Gardens

Oamaru Gardens recorded 31 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 27.1 per 1,000 residents across about 1,143 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 Oamaru Gardens is 27.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 31 recorded offences across about 1,143 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 Oamaru Gardens is theft, with 18 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 58% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (6).

Recorded offences in Oamaru Gardens have fallen 18.2% 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.

Oamaru Gardens ranks 32 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 Oamaru Gardens only with other suburbs in Otago Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Oamaru Gardens, Waitaki 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.