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
Otatara is an Area Unit in Invercargill City covering 8.19 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 86 reported victimisations here — an average of 1.8 per month, which is 0.1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Otatara is burglary (43 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 15% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.0M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Otatara.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land18.6%
- Dwelling N.F.D.12.8%
- Dwelling Outbuilding9.3%
- Retail N.E.C.3.5%
- Recreational2.3%