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Cambridge Central Crime Statistics

Waipa District · 2.54 km2 · 1.9Kreported 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
2.9×
Monthly avg
40.1
Total (4 yrs)
1.9K

// Summary

Cambridge Central is an Area Unit in Waipa District covering 2.54 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 1.9K reported victimisations here — an average of 40.1 per month, which is 2.9× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Cambridge Central is theft (1.6K reports). Year-on-year reports fell 6.7% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $8.3M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Cambridge Central.

// Where crime happens

  • Retail N.E.C.3.2%
  • Other Location N.F.D.0.9%
  • Dwelling Land0.9%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.0.7%
  • Manufacturing0.3%

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