Hokitika Valley-Otira

Hokitika Valley-Otira recorded 18 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 29.7 per 1,000 residents across about 606 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 Hokitika Valley-Otira is 29.7 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 18 recorded offences across about 606 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 Hokitika Valley-Otira is burglary, with 8 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 44% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (4).

Recorded offences in Hokitika Valley-Otira have risen 166.7% 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.

Hokitika Valley-Otira ranks 11 of 33 suburbs in West Coast Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Hokitika Valley-Otira only with other suburbs in West Coast Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Hokitika Valley-Otira, Westland 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.