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
Queenstown-Lakes District spans 21 Area Units across 9375 km2. Over the most recent 51-month window, public victimisation data records 7.6K reported victimisations in Queenstown-Lakes District — an average of about 7.1 per suburb each month, or 0.5× the national area-unit average. The most frequently reported offence type across the region is theft. The 21 suburbs are ranked by reported victimisations below — open any suburb for its trend, hourly patterns and offence breakdown.
// All suburbs in Queenstown-Lakes District
- Wanaka2.6× nat avg1.8K
- Frankton East2.6× nat avg1.8K
- Queenstown Hill1.4× nat avg995
- Queenstown Bay1.3× nat avg900
- Frankton1.3× nat avg874
- Hawea0.2× nat avg169
- Lake Hayes South0.2× nat avg156
- Jacks Point0.2× nat avg143
- Arrowtown0.2× nat avg128
- Outer Wakatipu0.2× nat avg119
- Kelvin Heights0.1× nat avg84
- Matukituki0.1× nat avg81
- Sunshine Bay0.1× nat avg64
- Wakatipu Basin0.1× nat avg63
- Inland Water-Lake Wakatipu0.1× nat avg41
- Lake Hayes0.1× nat avg36
- Arthurs Point0.1× nat avg35
- Glenorchy0× nat avg23
- Kingston South0× nat avg22
- Inland Water-Lake Hawea0× nat avg<6
- Inland Water-Lake Wanaka0× nat avg<6
// Queenstown-Lakes District crime — FAQ
How much crime is reported in Queenstown-Lakes District?+
Public NZ Police data records 7.6K reported victimisations across Queenstown-Lakes District's 21 suburbs over the most recent 51 months — about 7.1 per suburb each month, or 0.5× the national area-unit average.
What is the most common type of crime in Queenstown-Lakes District?+
Theft is the most frequently reported offence type across Queenstown-Lakes District in this dataset. Individual suburbs vary — open any suburb below to see its own breakdown.
Is CrimeCheck's Queenstown-Lakes District 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 Queenstown-Lakes District crime data updated?+
The dataset refreshes monthly. You can subscribe to a free monthly email digest for any Queenstown-Lakes District suburb from the homepage.