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
Hawera North is an Area Unit in South Taranaki District covering 3.75 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 844 reported victimisations here — an average of 17.6 per month, which is 1.3× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Hawera North is theft (480 reports). Year-on-year reports held steady 0.5% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $8.5M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Hawera North.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land5.6%
- Dwelling N.F.D.5.1%
- Dwelling Outbuilding1.7%
- Retail N.E.C.1.3%
- Recreational1.3%