Gore South

Gore South recorded 21 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 33.7 per 1,000 residents across about 624 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 Gore South is 33.7 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 21 recorded offences across about 624 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 Gore South is burglary, with 15 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 71% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (4).

Recorded offences in Gore South have risen 16.7% 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.

Gore South ranks 18 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 Gore South only with other suburbs in Southland Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Gore South, 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.