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Port Chalmers Crime Statistics

Dunedin City · 1.96 km2 · 102reported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Jan 2026

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.

Vs national avg
0.2×
Monthly avg
2.1
Total (4 yrs)
102

// Summary

Port Chalmers is an Area Unit in Dunedin City covering 1.96 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 102 reported victimisations here — an average of 2.1 per month, which is 0.2× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Port Chalmers is theft (50 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 61.1% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.3M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Port Chalmers.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling N.F.D.11.8%
  • Dwelling Land3.9%
  • Public Place2.0%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding1.0%
  • Other Location N.F.D.1.0%

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