Avenal

Invercargill City•Southland Region

Last updated: 25 September 2025 at 3:38 pm

Safety Score

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Crime Rate per 1000

151.1

(Population: 1191)

Total Crimes (12m)

180

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#3 / 47

(top 6%)

3 Month Trend Change

-4.4%

Avenal Overview

Crime Count

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Assault

Sexual offences

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences were theft (64%), burglary (20%), and assault (13%).

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Avenal is 151.133 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 3 within Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Aug 2022, Nov 2022, Apr 2023.

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Crime activity peaked in August 2022, November 2022, and April 2023.

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