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Oreti Beach Crime Statistics

Invercargill City · 71.04 km2 · 130reported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Apr 2026

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.

Vs national avg
0.2×
Monthly avg
2.5
Total (4 yrs)
130

// Summary

Oreti Beach is an Area Unit in Invercargill City covering 71.04 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 130 reported victimisations here — an average of 2.5 per month, which is 0.2× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Oreti Beach is burglary (68 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 9.4% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.8M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Oreti Beach.

// Where crime happens

  • Recreational36.8%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.16.2%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding16.2%
  • Dwelling Land5.9%
  • Open Space5.9%

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