Figures are aggregates derived from public victimisation data and are comparative against the NZ Area-Unit average — not an official assessment of any place, business, or person. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy. Read our methodology & terms and privacy notice.
// Overview
Dunedin City spans 72 Area Units across 3335 km2. Over the most recent 53-month window, public victimisation data records 20.1K reported victimisations in Dunedin City — an average of about 5.3 per suburb each month, or 0.4× the national area-unit average. The most frequently reported offence type across the region is theft. The 72 suburbs are ranked by reported victimisations below — open any suburb for its trend, hourly patterns and offence breakdown.
// All suburbs in Dunedin City
- Stuart St-Frederick St3.7× nat avg2.6K
- Caledonian2.3× nat avg1.7K
- South Dunedin2× nat avg1.4K
- Otago University1.9× nat avg1.3K
- High St-Stuart St1.7× nat avg1.2K
- Fernhill1.4× nat avg1.0K
- Caversham1× nat avg733
- Brockville1× nat avg687
- North East Valley0.9× nat avg672
- North Dunedin0.8× nat avg607
- Bush Road0.7× nat avg505
- St Clair0.6× nat avg418
- Mosgiel South0.6× nat avg409
- Forbury0.5× nat avg361
- Green Island0.5× nat avg357
- Mosgiel East0.4× nat avg313
- Musselburgh0.4× nat avg313
- Mornington0.4× nat avg301
- Roslyn South0.4× nat avg296
- Halfway Bush0.4× nat avg286
- Taieri0.4× nat avg278
- St Kilda East0.4× nat avg255
- Wakari0.3× nat avg247
- Harbourside0.3× nat avg244
- St Kilda Central0.3× nat avg240
- East Taieri0.3× nat avg236
- Vauxhall0.3× nat avg198
- Concord0.3× nat avg190
- Pine Hill0.2× nat avg177
- St Kilda West0.2× nat avg167
- Belleknowes0.2× nat avg163
- Roslyn North0.2× nat avg149
- Kenmure0.2× nat avg148
- Andersons Bay0.2× nat avg143
- Evansdale0.2× nat avg126
- Port Chalmers0.2× nat avg113
- Waikouaiti0.1× nat avg106
- Woodhaugh0.1× nat avg84
- Ravensbourne0.1× nat avg83
- Maori Hill0.1× nat avg81
- Wingatui0.1× nat avg79
- Opoho0.1× nat avg75
- Abbotsford0.1× nat avg68
- Fairfield0.1× nat avg68
- Corstorphine East0.1× nat avg65
- Corstorphine West0.1× nat avg63
- Saddle Hill0.1× nat avg61
- Inner Peninsula0.1× nat avg59
- Brighton0.1× nat avg51
- Sawyers Bay0.1× nat avg51
- Forrester Park0.1× nat avg46
- Karitane0.1× nat avg42
- Broad Bay-Portobello0.1× nat avg37
- Macandrew Bay0.1× nat avg37
- Strath Taieri0× nat avg35
- Waitati0× nat avg33
- Wyllies Crossing0× nat avg33
- Taiaroa-Cape Saunders0× nat avg32
- Kaikorai Hill0× nat avg31
- Helensburgh0× nat avg28
- Glenleith0× nat avg23
- St Leonards-Blanket Bay0× nat avg23
- Warrington0× nat avg23
- Balmacewen0× nat avg21
- Outram0× nat avg19
- Middlemarch0× nat avg17
- Sandymount0× nat avg14
- Aramoana0× nat avg13
- Waldronville0× nat avg12
- Company Bay0× nat avg8
- Hyde0× nat avg8
- Inlet-Otago Harbour0× nat avg<6
// Dunedin City crime — FAQ
How much crime is reported in Dunedin City?+
Public NZ Police data records 20.1K reported victimisations across Dunedin City's 72 suburbs over the most recent 53 months — about 5.3 per suburb each month, or 0.4× the national area-unit average.
What is the most common type of crime in Dunedin City?+
Theft is the most frequently reported offence type across Dunedin City in this dataset. Individual suburbs vary — open any suburb below to see its own breakdown.
Is CrimeCheck's Dunedin City data official?+
No. CrimeCheck aggregates public NZ Police victimisation data into neighbourhood Area Units for comparison against the national average. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy, and the figures are not an official assessment of any place, business, or person.
How often is Dunedin City crime data updated?+
The dataset refreshes monthly. You can subscribe to a free monthly email digest for any Dunedin City suburb from the homepage.