Turnbull Thompson Park

Turnbull Thompson Park recorded 68 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 39.8 per 1,000 residents across about 1,710 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 Turnbull Thompson Park is 39.8 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 68 recorded offences across about 1,710 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 Turnbull Thompson Park is theft, with 29 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 43% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (25).

Recorded offences in Turnbull Thompson Park have risen 110.0% 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.

Turnbull Thompson Park ranks 12 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 Turnbull Thompson Park only with other suburbs in Southland Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Turnbull Thompson Park, Invercargill City 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.