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
Invercargill City spans 30 Area Units across 495 km2. Over the most recent 53-month window, public victimisation data records 12.1K reported victimisations in Invercargill City — an average of about 7.6 per suburb each month, or 0.6× the national area-unit average. The most frequently reported offence type across the region is theft. The 30 suburbs are ranked by reported victimisations below — open any suburb for its trend, hourly patterns and offence breakdown.
// All suburbs in Invercargill City
- Otakaro Park3.3× nat avg2.3K
- West Invercargill1.4× nat avg1.0K
- Gladstone-Avenal1.4× nat avg981
- Strathern1.3× nat avg945
- Windsor0.9× nat avg649
- Crinan0.8× nat avg547
- Appleby-Kew0.8× nat avg543
- Heidelberg0.8× nat avg541
- Hawthorndale0.7× nat avg534
- Newfield-Rockdale0.7× nat avg532
- Georgetown0.7× nat avg519
- Richmond0.7× nat avg475
- Grasmere0.6× nat avg393
- Kingswell-Clifton0.6× nat avg393
- Rosedale0.4× nat avg308
- Waverley-Glengarry0.4× nat avg286
- Bluff0.3× nat avg209
- Waikiwi0.3× nat avg191
- Greenhills0.2× nat avg153
- Oreti Beach0.2× nat avg132
- Makarewa0.1× nat avg105
- Otatara0.1× nat avg94
- Mill Road-Woodend0.1× nat avg91
- Tisbury0.1× nat avg37
- Bushy Point0× nat avg24
- Myross Bush0× nat avg14
- Bay Road West0× nat avg11
- Inlet-Bluff Harbour0× nat avg<6
- Tiwai Point0× nat avg<6
- Inlet-New River Estuary0× nat avg<6
// Invercargill City crime — FAQ
How much crime is reported in Invercargill City?+
Public NZ Police data records 12.1K reported victimisations across Invercargill City's 30 suburbs over the most recent 53 months — about 7.6 per suburb each month, or 0.6× the national area-unit average.
What is the most common type of crime in Invercargill City?+
Theft is the most frequently reported offence type across Invercargill City in this dataset. Individual suburbs vary — open any suburb below to see its own breakdown.
Is CrimeCheck's Invercargill City 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 Invercargill City crime data updated?+
The dataset refreshes monthly. You can subscribe to a free monthly email digest for any Invercargill City suburb from the homepage.