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 South is an Area Unit in Waitaki District covering 3.30 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 154 reported victimisations here — an average of 3.2 per month, which is 0.2× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Oamaru South is theft (66 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 28.3% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.8M — 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 South.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.15.6%
- Dwelling Land9.1%
- Dwelling Outbuilding3.2%
- Other Location N.F.D.1.9%
- Residential Location N.F.D.1.9%