Roslyn (Dunedin City)

Roslyn (Dunedin City) recorded 86 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 29.0 per 1,000 residents across about 2,964 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 Roslyn (Dunedin City) is 29.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 86 recorded offences across about 2,964 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 Roslyn (Dunedin City) is theft, with 53 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 62% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (17).

Recorded offences in Roslyn (Dunedin City) have risen 52.4% 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.

Roslyn (Dunedin City) ranks 30 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 Roslyn (Dunedin City) only with other suburbs in Otago Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Roslyn (Dunedin City), 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.