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Motueka West Crime Statistics

Tasman District · 18.19 km2 · 1.1Kreported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Jan 2026

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.

Vs national avg
1.6×
Monthly avg
22.1
Total (4 yrs)
1.1K

// Summary

Motueka West is an Area Unit in Tasman District covering 18.19 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 1.1K reported victimisations here — an average of 22.1 per month, which is 1.6× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Motueka West is theft (753 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 7.6% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.7M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Motueka West.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling N.F.D.4.4%
  • Retail N.E.C.2.9%
  • Dwelling Land2.5%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding1.7%
  • Other Location N.F.D.1.5%

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