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
Queenstown-Lakes District spans 21 Area Units across 9375 km2. Over the most recent 53-month window, public victimisation data records 7.9K reported victimisations in Queenstown-Lakes District — an average of about 7.1 per suburb each month, or 0.5× the national area-unit average. The most frequently reported offence type across the region is theft. The 21 suburbs are ranked by reported victimisations below — open any suburb for its trend, hourly patterns and offence breakdown.
// All suburbs in Queenstown-Lakes District
- Frankton East2.7× nat avg1.9K
- Wanaka2.6× nat avg1.9K
- Queenstown Hill1.4× nat avg1.0K
- Queenstown Bay1.3× nat avg938
- Frankton1.3× nat avg909
- Hawea0.2× nat avg176
- Lake Hayes South0.2× nat avg168
- Jacks Point0.2× nat avg152
- Arrowtown0.2× nat avg133
- Outer Wakatipu0.2× nat avg121
- Kelvin Heights0.1× nat avg85
- Matukituki0.1× nat avg82
- Sunshine Bay0.1× nat avg67
- Wakatipu Basin0.1× nat avg67
- Inland Water-Lake Wakatipu0.1× nat avg43
- Lake Hayes0.1× nat avg37
- Arthurs Point0× nat avg35
- Glenorchy0× nat avg24
- Kingston South0× nat avg22
- Inland Water-Lake Hawea0× nat avg<6
- Inland Water-Lake Wanaka0× nat avg<6
// Queenstown-Lakes District crime — FAQ
How much crime is reported in Queenstown-Lakes District?+
Public NZ Police data records 7.9K reported victimisations across Queenstown-Lakes District's 21 suburbs over the most recent 53 months — about 7.1 per suburb each month, or 0.5× the national area-unit average.
What is the most common type of crime in Queenstown-Lakes District?+
Theft is the most frequently reported offence type across Queenstown-Lakes District in this dataset. Individual suburbs vary — open any suburb below to see its own breakdown.
Is CrimeCheck's Queenstown-Lakes District 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 Queenstown-Lakes District crime data updated?+
The dataset refreshes monthly. You can subscribe to a free monthly email digest for any Queenstown-Lakes District suburb from the homepage.