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
Cromwell is an Area Unit in Central Otago District covering 7.61 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 412 reported victimisations here — an average of 8.6 per month, which is 0.6× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Cromwell is theft (213 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 33.6% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $5.2M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Cromwell.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.5.8%
- Dwelling Land4.9%
- Educational1.9%
- Retail N.E.C.1.5%
- Other Location N.F.D.1.2%