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
Paraparaumu Beach South is an Area Unit in Kapiti Coast District covering 2.71 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 515 reported victimisations here — an average of 10.7 per month, which is 0.8× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Paraparaumu Beach South is theft (249 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 5.3% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $5.6M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Paraparaumu Beach South.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land13.4%
- Dwelling N.F.D.7.0%
- Dwelling Outbuilding6.0%
- Residential Location N.F.D.1.6%
- Retail N.E.C.1.6%