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 West is an Area Unit in Palmerston North City covering 3.41 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 215 reported victimisations here — an average of 4.5 per month, which is 0.3× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Awapuni West is theft (117 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 42% 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 Awapuni West.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land17.7%
- Dwelling N.F.D.5.6%
- Other Location N.F.D.2.3%
- Residential Location N.F.D.2.3%
- Recreational1.9%