Crime appears to be decreasing, with fewer victims nation-wide.

Police have unveiled a new data-set - which tallies up the number of people who've been victimised by crime over the past four months.

They show in October, the number of victims has either remained steady or dropped across all types of offences, including kidnapping, robbery, and theft.

The biggest drop was in cases of breaking and entering - with 534 fewer victims overall.

A victim is defined as either an individual, or an organisation like a business.

Details on victims of crime revealed

New crime statistics released by police today will show more detail about the victims of crime.

Police have released the new data-set through Statistics New Zealand, after a recommendation by the organisation in 2009.

They show in October, across the Wellington region - there were 357 assaults, three kidnappings and 350 cases of breaking and entering.

A victim is defined as either an individual, or an organisation like a business.