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
Lakewood is an Area Unit in Taupo District covering 2.75 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 101 reported victimisations here — an average of 2.1 per month, which is 0.2× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Lakewood is theft (40 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 61.9% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $803.5K — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Lakewood.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land15.8%
- Dwelling N.F.D.15.8%
- Educational3.0%
- Residential Location N.F.D.2.0%
- Other Location N.E.C.1.0%