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
Oamaru Central is an Area Unit in Waitaki District covering 3.01 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 859 reported victimisations here — an average of 16.8 per month, which is 1.2× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Oamaru Central is theft (629 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 17.1% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $5.8M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Oamaru Central.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.28.8%
- Retail N.E.C.18.3%
- Dwelling Land14.4%
- Other Location N.F.D.7.7%
- Dwelling Outbuilding5.8%