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
Hokowhitu Lagoon is an Area Unit in Palmerston North City covering 1.58 km2. Across the most recent 53-month window, the published victimisation data lists 319 reported victimisations here — an average of 6.0 per month, which is 0.4× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Hokowhitu Lagoon is theft (203 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 4.2% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.1M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Hokowhitu Lagoon.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land26.4%
- Dwelling N.F.D.18.7%
- Residential Location N.F.D.13.2%
- Educational9.9%
- Dwelling Outbuilding8.8%