The figures below 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.
// Summary
Fernhill is an Area Unit in Dunedin City covering 1.24 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 892 reported victimisations here — an average of 18.6 per month, which is 1.4× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Fernhill is theft (632 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 6.3% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $5.5M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Fernhill.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.5.3%
- Retail N.E.C.3.3%
- Dwelling Land2.2%
- Other Location N.F.D.1.3%
- Dwelling Outbuilding0.8%