Waikouaiti

Dunedin City•Otago Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

95

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

4.0

(Population: 1248)

Total Crimes (12m)

5

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#117 / 138

(bottom 15%)

3 Month Trend Change

+33.3%

Safety Score

Waikouaiti Overview

Crime Count

No data

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Assault

Sexual offences

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were burglary (50.0%), assault (16.7%), and sexual offences (16.7%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Waikouaiti is 4.00641 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 117 within Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Nov 2021, Jan 2023, Apr 2025.

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Crime activity peaked in November 2021, January 2023, and April 2025.

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