Dunedin Central

Dunedin Central recorded 937 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 439.3 per 1,000 residents across about 2,133 residents. Few people live in Dunedin Central compared with the number who visit or work there, so crime per resident is high and is not a fair guide to the risk for someone living here. Compare the number of offences instead. 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 Dunedin Central is 439.3 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 937 recorded offences across about 2,133 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 Dunedin Central is theft, with 583 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 62% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (247).

Recorded offences in Dunedin Central have risen 12.7% 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.

Dunedin Central ranks 4 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 Dunedin Central only with other suburbs in Otago Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Dunedin Central, 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.