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Hastings Central Crime Statistics

Hastings District · 2.31 km2 · 6.4Kreported 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
9.9×
Monthly avg
134.2
Total (4 yrs)
6.4K

// Summary

Hastings Central is an Area Unit in Hastings District covering 2.31 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 6.4K reported victimisations here — an average of 134.2 per month, which is 9.9× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Hastings Central is theft (5.1K reports). Year-on-year reports fell 6.3% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $32.2M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Hastings Central.

// Where crime happens

  • Retail N.E.C.2.6%
  • Dwelling Land1.4%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.1.4%
  • Other Location N.F.D.0.7%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding0.5%

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