Cromwell West

Cromwell West recorded 76 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 20.3 per 1,000 residents across about 3,735 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 Cromwell West is 20.3 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 76 recorded offences across about 3,735 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 Cromwell West is theft, with 57 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 75% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (10).

Recorded offences in Cromwell West have fallen 70.5% 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.

Cromwell West ranks 49 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 Cromwell West only with other suburbs in Otago Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Cromwell West, Central Otago 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.