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Sunshine Bay Crime Statistics

Queenstown-Lakes District · 1.87 km2 · 57reported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Jan 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
0.1×
Monthly avg
1.2
Total (4 yrs)
57

// Summary

Sunshine Bay is an Area Unit in Queenstown-Lakes District covering 1.87 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 57 reported victimisations here — an average of 1.2 per month, which is 0.1× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Sunshine Bay is theft (33 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 8.3% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $560.0K — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Sunshine Bay.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land10.5%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.8.8%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding1.8%
  • Residential Location N.F.D.1.8%

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