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 North is an Area Unit in Waitaki District covering 4.22 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 383 reported victimisations here — an average of 7.5 per month, which is 0.6× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Oamaru North is theft (191 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 25.5% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $3.0M — 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 North.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.40.7%
- Dwelling Land24.6%
- Dwelling Outbuilding15.3%
- Educational6.8%
- Other Location N.F.D.4.2%