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
Matata is an Area Unit in Whakatane District covering 0.75 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 104 reported victimisations here — an average of 2.0 per month, which is 0.2× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Matata is theft (49 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 63.6% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $963.0K — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Matata.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land66.7%
- Dwelling N.F.D.8.3%
- Dwelling Outbuilding5.6%
- Other Location N.F.D.5.6%
- Administrative/Professional2.8%