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
Matua is an Area Unit in Tauranga City covering 2.44 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 286 reported victimisations here — an average of 6.0 per month, which is 0.4× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Matua is theft (143 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 31% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.3M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Matua.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land19.2%
- Dwelling N.F.D.4.5%
- Dwelling Outbuilding4.2%
- Retail N.E.C.2.1%
- Residential Location N.F.D.1.4%