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
Paihia is an Area Unit in Far North District covering 4.64 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 852 reported victimisations here — an average of 17.8 per month, which is 1.3× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Paihia is theft (526 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 3.5% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.4M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Paihia.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.8.8%
- Dwelling Land6.8%
- Retail N.E.C.3.1%
- Public Place0.6%
- Residential Location N.F.D.0.5%