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
Karori South is an Area Unit in Wellington City covering 2.41 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 302 reported victimisations here — an average of 6.3 per month, which is 0.5× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Karori South is theft (191 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 33.7% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.4M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Karori South.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land7.0%
- Dwelling N.F.D.6.6%
- Dwelling Outbuilding4.0%
- Other Location N.E.C.1.3%
- Community Location N.F.D.1.0%