St Kilda North

St Kilda North recorded 38 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 15.0 per 1,000 residents across about 2,529 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 St Kilda North is 15.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 38 recorded offences across about 2,529 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 St Kilda North is burglary, with 16 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 42% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (15).

Recorded offences in St Kilda North have risen 166.7% 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.

St Kilda North ranks 66 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 St Kilda North only with other suburbs in Otago Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for St Kilda North, 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.