Shiel Hill

Shiel Hill recorded 22 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 12.3 per 1,000 residents across about 1,785 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 Shiel Hill is 12.3 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 22 recorded offences across about 1,785 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 Shiel Hill is theft, with 13 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 59% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (6).

Recorded offences in Shiel Hill have fallen 84.6% 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.

Shiel Hill ranks 77 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 Shiel Hill only with other suburbs in Otago Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Shiel Hill, 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.