North East Valley Knox

North East Valley Knox recorded 166 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 68.4 per 1,000 residents across about 2,427 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 North East Valley Knox is 68.4 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 166 recorded offences across about 2,427 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 North East Valley Knox is theft, with 141 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 85% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (16).

Recorded offences in North East Valley Knox have risen 62.5% 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.

North East Valley Knox ranks 14 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 North East Valley Knox only with other suburbs in Otago Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for North East Valley Knox, 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.