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
Otamatea is an Area Unit in Wanganui District covering 1.27 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 51 reported victimisations here — an average of 1.1 per month, which is 0.1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Otamatea is burglary (27 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 45% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $613.7K — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Otamatea.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.19.6%
- Dwelling Land17.6%
- Religious5.9%
- Community Location N.F.D.2.0%
- Dwelling Outbuilding2.0%