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
Moturoa is an Area Unit in New Plymouth District covering 4.65 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 686 reported victimisations here — an average of 14.3 per month, which is 1.1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Moturoa is theft (343 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 32% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.1M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Moturoa.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.10.1%
- Dwelling Land7.1%
- Dwelling Outbuilding3.8%
- Other Location N.F.D.2.6%
- Warehousing/Storage1.6%