Waikaka

Waikaka recorded 33 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 22.1 per 1,000 residents across about 1,494 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 Waikaka is 22.1 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 33 recorded offences across about 1,494 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 Waikaka is burglary, with 25 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 76% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (7).

Recorded offences in Waikaka have fallen 73.3% 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.

Waikaka ranks 27 of 64 suburbs in Southland Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Waikaka only with other suburbs in Southland Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Waikaka, Gore District 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.