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
Awapuni South is an Area Unit in Palmerston North City covering 1.71 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 540 reported victimisations here — an average of 11.3 per month, which is 0.8× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Awapuni South is theft (354 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 104.2% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $3.9M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Awapuni South.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land12.8%
- Dwelling N.F.D.6.3%
- Dwelling Outbuilding4.1%
- Educational1.1%
- Health0.2%