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Oroua Downs-Waitohi Crime Statistics

Manawatu District · 474.61 km2 · 391reported 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
0.6×
Monthly avg
8.1
Total (4 yrs)
391

// Summary

Oroua Downs-Waitohi is an Area Unit in Manawatu District covering 474.61 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 391 reported victimisations here — an average of 8.1 per month, which is 0.6× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Oroua Downs-Waitohi is burglary (205 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 20.9% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $3.6M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Oroua Downs-Waitohi.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land11.5%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.9.0%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding8.7%
  • Agricultural Outbuilding7.7%
  • Agricultural5.1%

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