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
Timaru Gardens is an Area Unit in Timaru District covering 1.77 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 201 reported victimisations here — an average of 4.2 per month, which is 0.3× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Timaru Gardens is theft (90 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 4% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.9M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Timaru Gardens.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.12.4%
- Dwelling Land8.5%
- Dwelling Outbuilding8.5%
- Educational3.5%
- Recreational1.5%