Mataura

Mataura recorded 67 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 40.5 per 1,000 residents across about 1,653 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 Mataura is 40.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 67 recorded offences across about 1,653 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 Mataura is theft, with 29 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 43% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (19).

Recorded offences in Mataura have fallen 15.0% 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.

Mataura ranks 11 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 Mataura only with other suburbs in Southland Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Mataura, 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.