Question 1

What is CrimeCheck NZ?

Accepted Answer

CrimeCheck NZ is a free tool that lets anyone in New Zealand look up local crime statistics for their address, suburb, or neighbourhood. Enter an address and you'll see how many offences were recorded, the most common types, year-on-year trends, and how the area compares with the national average.

Question 2

Where does the crime data come from?

Accepted Answer

Statistics are aggregated from publicly available NZ Police records covering February 2022 through January 2026 — 1.15 million reported offences across 2,004 NZ Area Units.

Question 3

How often is the data updated?

Accepted Answer

The dataset refreshes monthly. Subscribers to the alerts mailing list receive a personal suburb digest each month.

Question 4

What is an Area Unit?

Accepted Answer

Area Units are the geographic boundaries Statistics NZ uses to divide the country into roughly 2,000 neighbourhood-sized regions. CrimeCheck reports figures at this level rather than per-street to protect privacy and keep numbers statistically meaningful.

Question 5

Is CrimeCheck free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The site is free to use, the dataset is free to download, and email alerts are free. There are no ads.

Question 6

How do I get email alerts for my suburb?

Accepted Answer

Enter your email and pick a suburb on the homepage. We'll send a confirmation link; click it and you'll start receiving a monthly digest. You can unsubscribe at any time from the link in every email.

Central Otago District Crime by Suburb

// All suburbs in Central Otago District