Longwood Forest

Longwood Forest recorded 35 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 17.2 per 1,000 residents across about 2,034 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 Longwood Forest is 17.2 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 35 recorded offences across about 2,034 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 Longwood Forest is burglary, with 16 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 46% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (14).

Recorded offences in Longwood Forest have fallen 25.0% 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.

Longwood Forest ranks 36 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 Longwood Forest only with other suburbs in Southland Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Longwood Forest, Southland 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.