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
Pahiatua is an Area Unit in Tararua District covering 4.33 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 531 reported victimisations here — an average of 11.1 per month, which is 0.8× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Pahiatua is theft (275 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 5.8% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $4.5M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Pahiatua.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.9.6%
- Dwelling Land6.6%
- Dwelling Outbuilding2.3%
- Other Location N.F.D.2.1%
- Retail N.E.C.2.1%