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
Kauwhata is an Area Unit in Manawatu District covering 155.05 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 183 reported victimisations here — an average of 3.8 per month, which is 0.3× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Kauwhata is burglary (89 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 52.5% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.8M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Kauwhata.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.11.5%
- Dwelling Land8.7%
- Dwelling Outbuilding7.1%
- Agricultural5.5%
- Agricultural Outbuilding5.5%