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Cape Runaway Crime Statistics

Opotiki District · 1552.41 km2 · 219reported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Jun 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
0.3×
Monthly avg
4.1
Total (4 yrs)
219

// Summary

Cape Runaway is an Area Unit in Opotiki District covering 1552.41 km2. Across the most recent 53-month window, the published victimisation data lists 219 reported victimisations here — an average of 4.1 per month, which is 0.3× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Cape Runaway is burglary (107 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 24.1% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.3M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Cape Runaway.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling N.F.D.32.7%
  • Dwelling Land31.8%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding14.0%
  • Agricultural8.4%
  • Agricultural Outbuilding3.7%

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