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Karamu Crime Statistics

Hastings District · 13.29 km2 · 281reported 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
0.4×
Monthly avg
5.9
Total (4 yrs)
281

// Summary

Karamu is an Area Unit in Hastings District covering 13.29 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 281 reported victimisations here — an average of 5.9 per month, which is 0.4× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Karamu is burglary (125 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 23.6% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.8M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Karamu.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land13.9%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.6.8%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding5.3%
  • Educational5.3%
  • Agricultural Outbuilding2.5%

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